Social influence in computer-mediated communication: The effects of anonymity on group behavior
Postmes, Spears, Sakhel and de Groot, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin 27(10), 2001, 1243-1254. Two studies of computer-mediated groups. Members primed with efficiency or prosocial norms; anonymous groups produced solutions consistent with the prime, identifiable groups did not. Study 2 replicated; unprimed members conformed to primed members only when the group was anonymous.
Postmes, Spears, Sakhel and de Groot, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin 27(10), 2001, 1243-1254. Two studies of computer-mediated groups. Members primed with efficiency or prosocial norms; anonymous groups produced solutions consistent with the prime, identifiable groups did not. Study 2 replicated; unprimed members conformed to primed members only when the group was anonymous.
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Postmes, T., Spears, R., Sakhel, K., & de Groot, D. (2001). Social influence in computer-mediated communication: The effects of anonymity on group behavior. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 27(10), 1243-1254. doi:10.1177/01461672012710001 https://doi.org/10.1177/01461672012710001