A survey of studies contrasting the quality of group performance and individual performance, 1920-1957
Psychological Bulletin, vol. 55, no. 6, 1958, pp. 337–372
Abstract
Research contrasting the quality of group performance with individual performance in each of the following general topic areas has been examined in this paper: judgment, learning, social facilitation, problem solving, memory, size of group, problem solving in more realistic situations, and productivity. Recent theoretical and methodological considerations as well as discussions of group types are included. Research weakness and theoretical problems are discussed.
