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Caruso E, Epley N, Bazerman MH. The costs and benefits of undoing egocentric responsibility assessments in groups. J Pers Soc Psychol. 2006;91(5):857-71doi: 10.1037/0022-3514.91.5.857.
Caruso, E., Epley, N., & Bazerman, M. H. (2006). The costs and benefits of undoing egocentric responsibility assessments in groups. Journal of personality and social psychology, 91(5), 857-71. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.91.5.857
Caruso, Eugene, et al. "The costs and benefits of undoing egocentric responsibility assessments in groups." Journal of personality and social psychology vol. 91,5 (2006): 857-71. doi: https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.91.5.857
Caruso E, Epley N, Bazerman MH. The costs and benefits of undoing egocentric responsibility assessments in groups. J Pers Soc Psychol. 2006 Nov;91(5):857-71. doi: 10.1037/0022-3514.91.5.857. PMID: 17059306.
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J Pers Soc Psychol. 2006 Nov;91(5):857-71. doi: 10.1037/0022-3514.91.5.857.

The costs and benefits of undoing egocentric responsibility assessments in groups.

Journal of personality and social psychology

Eugene Caruso, Nicholas Epley, Max H Bazerman

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  1. Department of Psychology, Harvard University, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 17059306 DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.91.5.857

Abstract

Individuals working in groups often egocentrically believe they have contributed more of the total work than is logically possible. Actively considering others' contributions effectively reduces these egocentric assessments, but this research suggests that undoing egocentric biases in groups may have some unexpected costs. Four experiments demonstrate that members who contributed much to the group outcome are actually less satisfied and less interested in future collaborations after considering others' contributions compared with those who contributed little. This was especially true in cooperative groups. Egocentric biases in responsibility allocation can create conflict, but this research suggests that undoing these biases can have some unfortunate consequences. Some members who look beyond their own perspective may not like what they see.

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