THE EFFECT OF TEAM FEEDBACK ON INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE AND SELF-EVALUATION.
Abstract
The research program was designed to assess the role of team feedback in small-group activity. Team feedback was simulated by telling the subject that he had a partner and that feedback reflected his team performance relative to average performance. Actually, feedback represented the subject's individual tracking performance relative to a criterion, the stringency of which was manipulated experimentally. A stringent criterion produced poor feedback as though the subject had a poor partner, and a lenient criterion simulated a good partner. In general, the subjects performed best with good partners (lenient criteria). If one partner was replaced by a poorer partner, the subject's performance was retarded. The subjects accepted the credit for good team scores induced by a lenient criterion, but attributed the blame for poor scores wrought by a stringent criterion to their contrived partners. The data support the thesis that team feedback is an important determinant of individual behavior in the small group. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1966
- Accession Number
- AD0640404
Entities
People
- William A. Johnston
- William C. Howell
Organizations
- Ohio State University