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The effect of experimentally-induced success and failure in a complex decision-making task on subjective estimates of information quality was obtained for information relevant to Ss’ own decision-making area and that of a marginal group member. It was found that quality initially is perceived to improve. Estimates of quality for success and failure conditions do not differ until success and failure levels are quite high. Once high levels of success are reached, Ss in the success condition consider information was further improving, while Ss in failure conditions maintain previous perceptions. The implications of this result for complexity theory are considered.
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1. Research support from the Office of Naval Research, Group Psychology Branch, is gratefully acknowledged.
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Streufert, S., Castore, C.H. Effects of increasing success and failure on perceived information quality. Psychon Sci 11, 63–64 (1968). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03330994
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