The name-letter-effect in groups: sharing initials with group members increases the quality of group work.

Although the name-letter-effect has been demonstrated reliably in choice contexts, recent research has called into question the existence of the name-letter-effect-the tendency among people to make choices that bear remarkable similarity with the letters in their own name. In this paper, we propose...

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Autores principales:	Evan Polman, Monique M H Pollmann, T Andrew Poehlman
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Publicado:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013
Materias:	Medicine R Science Q
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:97bbaac3bb5e445daddce47354fb39172021-11-18T08:46:50ZThe name-letter-effect in groups: sharing initials with group members increases the quality of group work.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0079039https://doaj.org/article/97bbaac3bb5e445daddce47354fb39172013-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24236087/?tool=EBIhttps://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203Although the name-letter-effect has been demonstrated reliably in choice contexts, recent research has called into question the existence of the name-letter-effect-the tendency among people to make choices that bear remarkable similarity with the letters in their own name. In this paper, we propose a connection between the name-letter-effect and interpersonal, group-level behavior that has not been previously captured in the literature. Specifically, we suggest that sharing initials with other group members promotes positive feelings toward those group members that in turn affect group outcomes. Using both field and laboratory studies, we found that sharing initials with group members cause groups to perform better by demonstrating greater performance, collective efficacy, adaptive conflict, and accuracy (on a hidden-profile task). Although many studies have investigated the effects of member similarity on various outcomes, our research demonstrates how minimal a degree of similarity among members is sufficient to influence quality of group outcomes.Evan PolmanMonique M H PollmannT Andrew PoehlmanPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 8, Iss 11, p e79039 (2013)
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description	Although the name-letter-effect has been demonstrated reliably in choice contexts, recent research has called into question the existence of the name-letter-effect-the tendency among people to make choices that bear remarkable similarity with the letters in their own name. In this paper, we propose a connection between the name-letter-effect and interpersonal, group-level behavior that has not been previously captured in the literature. Specifically, we suggest that sharing initials with other group members promotes positive feelings toward those group members that in turn affect group outcomes. Using both field and laboratory studies, we found that sharing initials with group members cause groups to perform better by demonstrating greater performance, collective efficacy, adaptive conflict, and accuracy (on a hidden-profile task). Although many studies have investigated the effects of member similarity on various outcomes, our research demonstrates how minimal a degree of similarity among members is sufficient to influence quality of group outcomes.
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title	The name-letter-effect in groups: sharing initials with group members increases the quality of group work.
title_short	The name-letter-effect in groups: sharing initials with group members increases the quality of group work.
title_full	The name-letter-effect in groups: sharing initials with group members increases the quality of group work.
title_fullStr	The name-letter-effect in groups: sharing initials with group members increases the quality of group work.
title_full_unstemmed	The name-letter-effect in groups: sharing initials with group members increases the quality of group work.
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The name-letter-effect in groups: sharing initials with group members increases the quality of group work.

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