Nudging student participation in online evaluations of teaching: Evidence from a field experiment

Neckermann, Susanne; Turmunkh, Uyanga; Dolder, Dennie van; Wang, Tong V.

doi:10.1016/j.euroecorev.2021.104001

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“…Participants were told that a high level of participation was expected and normal by other students. However, the study results showed that social proof had no effect on student participation in teacher evaluations (Neckermann et al, 2022). The reasoning behind the lack of success of the social proof technique in this study versus others may be attributed to multiple factors, such as seriousness of decision (i.e., organ donation) versus other casual situations (i.e., course evaluation survey).…”

Section: A Key Social Influence Technique: Social Proofmentioning

confidence: 53%

“…While social proof has been a successful technique to inspire cooperation or behaviour change in some studies, it has not been successful in others. An example of a recent study by Neckermann et al (2022) used social proof to increase student participation in teacher evaluations. Participants were told that a high level of participation was expected and normal by other students.…”

Section: A Key Social Influence Technique: Social Proofmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Nudging Eyewitnesses: The Effect of Social Proof on Recalling Witnessed Events

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Social proof, an element of social influence, may be an effective memory aid for eyewitness recall in investigative interviews. The current study examined the effect of social proof on eyewitness recall (with and without a memory recall technique, Report Everything). Participants (N = 128) viewed a verbal altercation on video and then recalled their memory of the event in an interview. Participants were assigned randomly to one of four conditions: Control, Social Proof, Report Everything, or Social Proof + Report Everything. Conditions with either the Social Proof or Report Everything techniques produced longer talking times than those without. Conditions with Report Everything elicited the most investigation relevant information from participants. Results indicated small benefits for using Social Proof and large benefits for using Report Everything to improve witness recall. Further research is needed to determine the best combination of interviewing techniques to increase eyewitnesses' memory recall of investigation relevant information.

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Section: A Key Social Influence Technique: Social Proofmentioning

confidence: 53%

Section: A Key Social Influence Technique: Social Proofmentioning

confidence: 99%