Abstract
Sixteen four-member groups engaged in a problem-solving situation in which the goal was to maximize gains and minimize losses in a matrix type game. One of the members of each group, a trained confederate, independently varied his quantity and quality of verbal interaction in order to determine their importance in determining leadership emergence. While quality of verbal interaction was found to predict perceived differences on such variables as competence, influence, and contribution to the group's goal, only quantity of verbal interaction predicted perceived differences in leadership ability. The data suggest that this paradox may be due to quantity being a clearer indication of a group member's intentions than quality.
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