The role of identifiability in the reduction of interindividual-intergroup discontinuity

Article Abstract:

The inclination of groups in mixed-motive situations to interact more competitively or less cooperatively than individuals is referred to as interindividual-intergroup discontinuity. A study was conducted to find out if this discontinuity effect is the result of individual anonymity that usually characterizes group decisions. Results demonstrated that there were a higher level of choices that were less competitive and more cooperative among group members who expected their votes to be identified by another group. Therefore, identifiability can reduce discontinuity.

Individualism, Social groups, Identification, Cooperativeness, Individuality, Identification (Physical)

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Toward a reconciliation of diverging perspectives on interindividual-intergroup discontinuity: the role of procedural interdependence

Article Abstract:

An experiment is conducted to test the interindividual-intergroup discontinuity, which contends intergroup interactions are more competitive than interindidual interactions. Topics include the manner in which individual behavior may change in group dynamics, resolving differences in research explanations for the discontinuity effect, and the use of procedural interdependency to explain the differences.

United States, Netherlands, Statistical Data Included, Social psychology, Collective behavior

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A blast from the past: the terror management function of nostalgia

Article Abstract:

The terror management theory that nostalgia is a meaning-providing structure that helps individuals to live with the knowledge of certain death is examined. The findings support the hypothesis that nostalgia acts as a buffer against the effects of mortality salience on death-thought accessibility.

Science & research, Analysis, Nostalgia, Self-protective behavior, Self-protective behavior (Human behavior), Meaning (Psychology), Report, Self-protective behaviour

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