Description
We investigated the efficiency of small teams compared to their best-performing members to explore team synergy or collective intelligence that surpasses individual competence. Building on Woolley and colleagues' pioneering research highlighting the collective intelligence factor, or "c factor," which exceeds individual capabilities, we examined various team member attributes to identify key factors contributing to high-performing teams. Our methodology involved a two-phase testing process: the Individual Phase, where members privately recorded their answers, and the Team Phase, where they collaborated to agree on an answer. Participants rated their confidence in both their own and their team's answers and assessed each other on leadership, followership, warmth, and competence across self, meta, and social ratings. We tested 345 participants organized into 111 teams of 3-4 people, presenting them with 20 novel matrix problems. Using multiple linear regression, we analyzed the relationship between perception, insight, and performance to determine the effects of these attributes on individual and team performance.| Period | 19 Jun 2024 |
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| Held at | School of Psychology & Sport Science |
| Degree of Recognition | Local |