title: The effects of collaboration on recall of social information.
abstract: Three experiments examined the effects of passage type on both individual and collaborative memory performance. In Experiment 1, both individuals and collaborative groups recalled more information from passages containing social information than non-social information. Furthermore, collaborative inhibition (CI) was observed for both types of passages. In Experiment 2, which included a social passage that did not contain gossip, significant main effects of both gossip (gossip > non-gossip) and sociability (explicit > implicit) were observed. As in Experiment 1, CI was observed across all conditions. Experiment 3 separately manipulated gossip and the interest level of the passages and both of these factors enhanced memory performance. Moreover, robust CI was again observed across all conditions. Taken together, the present results demonstrate a mnemonic benefit for social information in individuals and collaborative groups.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Mississippi, University, MS 38677, USA. reysen@olemiss.edu
authors.forename: Matthew B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Reysen
authors.forename: Natalie G
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Talbert
authors.forename: Mura
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dominko
authors.forename: Amie N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Matthew R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Kelley
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011939:Mental Recall; D012931:Social Environment; D012938:Social Perception; D014706:Verbal Learning; D055815:Young Adult