GROUPCOM: A computer program for investigating social processes in small groups

Task Performance and Interpersonal Attraction in Children

“…Contrary to what children had been led to believe, other individuals did not respond to the stimuli, and all performance feedback was controlled by the experimenter (see Levine & Stein [1978] for a description of the computer program used to present feedback information). After the subject responded on each problem, the terminal displayed five numbered symbols (x for correct, -for incorrect).…”

Methods of Small Group Research

“…In a few cases, investigators have tried to build flexibility into their programs so that other investigators could adapt them to new purposes. Illustrations are CDS (Li, Seu, Evens, Michael, & Rovick, 1992), which captures typed dyadic communication, and GROUPCOM (Levine, 1978), which permits interpersonal communication among up to six group members. Another, related option is to use widely available chat rooms or instant messaging services (e.g., AIM, Google Talk, Skype) to structure asynchronous or synchronous group interaction.…”

GROUPCOM: VAX-based software for conducting small-group research

“…These file types, together with the program modules, constitute a program that allows a great deal of experimenter control and flexibility. The COMPIL, SUBJECT, and MASTER modules, as well as the interrelationships among these modules, are described in more detail by Levine and Stein (1978).…”

“…Pittsburgh. Pennsylvania Levine and Stein (1978) described a computer program (GROUPCOM) for conducting on-line social psychological research. The original version of the program was written for the Experimental Time-Sharing System (ETSS) of the Learning Research and Development Center at the University of Pittsburgh (Fitzhugh & Glaser, 1975).…”