Studies of Psychology and Behavior ›› 2005, Vol. 3 ›› Issue (4): 248-255.

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Effects of Media and Distributed Information on Collaborative Concept-Learning

Fu Xiaolan, Tan Jing   

  1. State Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Science, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101
  • Received:2005-11-12 Online:2015-01-21 Published:2005-12-20

Effects of Media and Distributed Information on Collaborative Concept-Learning

Fu Xiaolan, Tan Jing   

  1. State Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Science, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101
  • 作者简介:傅小兰,女,中国科学院心理研究所研究员,博士生导师。Email: fuxl@psych.ac.cn。

Abstract: The present study explores the effects of media and distributed information on the performance of remotely located pairs of people′s completing a concept-learning task. Sixty pairs performed a concept-learning task using either audio-only or audio-plus-video for communication. The distribution of information includes three levels: with totally same information, with partly same information, and with totally different information. The subjects′ primary psychological functions were also considered in this study. The results showed a significant main effect of the amount of information shared by the subjects on the number of the negative instances selected by the subjects, and a significant main effect of media on the time taken by the subjects to complete the task.

Key words: video, audio, distribution of information, collaborative concept-learning

摘要: The present study explores the effects of media and distributed information on the performance of remotely located pairs of people′s completing a concept-learning task. Sixty pairs performed a concept-learning task using either audio-only or audio-plus-video for communication. The distribution of information includes three levels: with totally same information, with partly same information, and with totally different information. The subjects′ primary psychological functions were also considered in this study. The results showed a significant main effect of the amount of information shared by the subjects on the number of the negative instances selected by the subjects, and a significant main effect of media on the time taken by the subjects to complete the task.

关键词: video, audio, distribution of information, collaborative concept-learning