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information elaboration (ie)

📖 Definitions

"the exchange of information and perspectives, individual-level processing of the information and perspectives, feeding back the results of this individual-level processing into the group, and discussion and integration of their implications" ” (van Homan et al. 2007, p. 1189).

💡 Examples

  • "IE can be characterized as consisting of the following three steps: (1) communication of dispersed cognitive resources, (2) integration in which individual group members generate results by conjoining communications with the cognitive resources at their disposal, and (3) iteration of the first two steps given new resulting dispersed cognitive resources, such as inferences drawn by individuals from newly shared information." (Steel et al., 2021, p.1293)

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📚 References

  • Homan AC, van Knippenberg D, Van Kleef GA, De Dreu CK. Bridging faultlines by valuing diversity: diversity beliefs, information elaboration, and performance in diverse work groups. J Appl Psychol. 2007 Sep;92(5):1189-99. doi:10.1037/0021-9010.92.5.1189. PMID: 17845079.