Testing the Linear Discrepancy Model in Perceptions of Group Decision-Making

The linear discrepancy model is an information processing model of group decision-making. The theory predicts group decision outcomes based on the arguments offered during group decision-making (Boster, Mayer, Hunter, & Hale, 1980). To test this model, participants reported their positions and t...

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Published inWestern journal of communication Vol. 81; no. 4; pp. 507 - 521
Main Authors Braz Fornoff, Mary, Henningsen, David Dryden
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Salt Lake City Routledge 08.08.2017
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Decision making
Decision support systems
Group communication
Group Decision-Making
Group Dynamics
Information processing
Social factors
Social Influence
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Summary:The linear discrepancy model is an information processing model of group decision-making. The theory predicts group decision outcomes based on the arguments offered during group decision-making (Boster, Mayer, Hunter, & Hale, 1980). To test this model, participants reported their positions and the arguments they would present at five time points in response to a transcribed hypothetical jury transcript. Data were consistent with the propositions of the linear discrepancy model.
ISSN:1057-0314
1745-1027
DOI:10.1080/10570314.2017.1279745