Cooperative learning and interpersonal synchrony
Publication year
2017Number of pages
27 p.
Source
Nonlinear Dynamics, Psychology, and Life Sciences, 21, 2, (2017), pp. 189-215ISSN
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Journal title
Nonlinear Dynamics, Psychology, and Life Sciences
Volume
vol. 21
Issue
iss. 2
Languages used
English (eng)
Page start
p. 189
Page end
p. 215
Subject
Learning and Plasticity; Social DevelopmentAbstract
Cooperative learning has been shown to result in better task performance, compared to individual and competitive learning, and can lead to positive social effects. However, potential working mechanisms at a micro level remain unexplored. One potential working mechanism might be the level of interpersonal synchrony between cooperating individuals. It has been shown that increased levels of interpersonal synchrony are related to better cognitive performance (e.g., increased memory). Social factors also appear to be affected by the level of interpersonal synchrony, with more interpersonal synchrony leading to increased likeability. In the present study, interpersonal synchrony of postural sway and its relation to task performance and social factors (i.e., popularity, social acceptance, and likeability) was examined. To test this, 183 dyads performed a tangram task while each child stood on a Nintendo Wii Balance Board that recorded their postural sway. The results showed that lower levels of interpersonal synchrony were related to better task performance and those dyads who were on average more popular synchronized more. These results contradict previous findings. It is suggested that for task performance, a more loosely coupled system is better than a synchronized system. In terms of social competence, dyad popularity was associated with more interpersonal synchrony.
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