Are groups more likely to defer choice than their members?
When faced with a choice, people can normally select no option, i.e., defer choice. Previous research has investigated when and why individuals defer choice, but has almost never looked at these questions when groups of people make choices. Separate reasons predict that groups may be equally likely,...
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| author | Chris M. White Sebastian Hafenbrädl Ulrich Hoffrage Nils Riesen Jan K. Woike |
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| description | When faced with a choice, people can normally select no option, i.e., defer choice. Previous research has investigated when and why individuals defer choice, but has almost never looked at these questions when groups of people make choices. Separate reasons predict that groups may be equally likely, more likely, or less likely than individuals to defer choice. We re-analyzed some previously published data and conducted a new experiment to address this question. We found that small groups of people tended to defer choice more often than their members would. Assuming that the groups used a plurality rule but gave additional weight to individual preferences to defer choice allowed the groups' responses to be predicted quite well. We discuss several possible explanations of these findings. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-36ba1c5ac6024d6f875c48a8b8df7f912023-08-02T01:45:08ZengCambridge University PressJudgment and Decision Making1930-29752011-04-0163239251Are groups more likely to defer choice than their members?Chris M. WhiteSebastian HafenbrädlUlrich HoffrageNils RiesenJan K. WoikeWhen faced with a choice, people can normally select no option, i.e., defer choice. Previous research has investigated when and why individuals defer choice, but has almost never looked at these questions when groups of people make choices. Separate reasons predict that groups may be equally likely, more likely, or less likely than individuals to defer choice. We re-analyzed some previously published data and conducted a new experiment to address this question. We found that small groups of people tended to defer choice more often than their members would. Assuming that the groups used a plurality rule but gave additional weight to individual preferences to defer choice allowed the groups' responses to be predicted quite well. We discuss several possible explanations of these findings.http://journal.sjdm.org/11/10511/jdm10511.pdfgroup decision makingchoice deferraldecisionavoidancedecision delay. |
| spellingShingle | Chris M. White Sebastian Hafenbrädl Ulrich Hoffrage Nils Riesen Jan K. Woike Are groups more likely to defer choice than their members? Judgment and Decision Making group decision making choice deferral decisionavoidance decision delay. |
| title | Are groups more likely to defer choice than their members? |
| title_full | Are groups more likely to defer choice than their members? |
| title_fullStr | Are groups more likely to defer choice than their members? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Are groups more likely to defer choice than their members? |
| title_short | Are groups more likely to defer choice than their members? |
| title_sort | are groups more likely to defer choice than their members |
| topic | group decision making choice deferral decisionavoidance decision delay. |
| url | http://journal.sjdm.org/11/10511/jdm10511.pdf |
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