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The effect of 3 task-irrelevant factors on leader selection under two conditions of task-reward were studied in a 24 factorial design. 96 groups of 3 female Ss participated in problem-solving sessions with an experimental confederate. The status, verbal participation, and confidence factors all significantly influenced Ss’ voting behavior under both reward conditions. Ss made significantly more self votes under the high reward conditions, however. Results also suggested that Ss estimations of the number of problems solved by the experimental confederate were influenced by the confidence and verbal participation factors.
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Reilly, R.R., Jaffee, C.L. Influences of Some Task-Irrelevant Factors on Leader Selection. Psychol Rec 20, 535–539 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03393977
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