tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999686744433629981.post7538129509438071229..comments2024-02-14T22:06:08.851-08:00Comments on Augmented Social Cognition Research Blog from PARC: Information Seeking can be Social: the potential for Social SearchEd H. Chihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06360447323238002978noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999686744433629981.post-37143716876406407792009-04-18T01:01:00.000-07:002009-04-18T01:01:00.000-07:00"groups can potentially benefit from pooling membe..."groups can potentially benefit from pooling members' information, particularly when members individually have partial and biased information but collectively can compose an unbiased characterization of the information they are seeking for. The proposed biased sampling model of group discussion, however, suggests that group members often fail to effectively pool their information because discussion tends to be dominated by (a) information that members hold in common before discussion and (b) information that supports members' existent preferences.Mariana Sofferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13351209522681966230noreply@blogger.com