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Relative Stability of Scales Formed in Individual, Togetherness and Group Situations *
Author(s) -
POLLIS NICHOLAS P.
Publication year - 1967
Publication title -
british journal of social and clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.479
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 2044-8260
pISSN - 0007-1293
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8260.1967.tb00527.x
Subject(s) - psychology , session (web analytics) , stability (learning theory) , stimulus (psychology) , group (periodic table) , social psychology , developmental psychology , audiology , cognitive psychology , chemistry , medicine , computer science , organic chemistry , machine learning , world wide web
To demonstrate the need for employing a definition of group that differentiates between group stimulus situations and the coming together of strangers, the relative stability of auditory reference scales formed under alone (A), together (T), and group (G) conditions was investigated. One‐hundred and forty‐four subjects participated in the experiment. Session II (a collective interaction situation) tested the stability of scales established during Session I. Scale stability was found to be greater in the order G > T > A, and the ability of subjects to influence the judgment of others in the order G > T > A. Variability of estimates was predicted to be of the order A > T > G. Results substantiated A > T and A > G. T > G was not statistically significant.