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The present study explores the effects of media and distributed information on the performance of remotely located pairs of people′s completing a concept-learning task. Sixty pairs performed a concept-learning task using either audio-only or audio-plus-video for communication. The distribution of information includes three levels: with totally same information, with partly same information, and with totally different information. The subjects′ primary psychological functions were also considered in this study. The results showed a significant main effect of the amount of information shared by the subjects on the number of the negative instances selected by the subjects, and a significant main effect of media on the time taken by the subjects to complete the task.
The present study explores the effects of media and distributed information on the performance of remotely located pairs of people’s completing a concept-learning task. Sixty pairs performed a concept-learning task using either audio-only or audio-plus-video for communication The distribution of information includes three levels: with totally same information, with partly same information, and with totally different information. The subjects’ primary psychological functions were also considered in this study. The results showed a significant main effect of the amount of information shared by the subjects on the number of the negative instances selected by the subjects, and a significant main effect of media on the time taken by the subjects to complete the task.