The Effects of Videotape Feedback on Group and Self-Satisfaction

Abstract

This study investigated the effects of videotape feedback on group and self-satisfaction. All subjects were given a problem-solving activity and were videotaped on a split-screen monitor. Immediately after completion of the activity a pre-test, designed to measure (1) perceived group satis faction and (2) perceived self-satisfaction, was administered. After the pre-test the groups viewed the videotape playbacks on a closed-circuit monitor. A post-test was administered to the experimental subjects. Re sults revealed that subjects' post-meeting satisfaction with "group" per formance was significantly altered after receiving objective feedback through videotape playbacks. Post-meeting self-satisfaction was not sig nificantly changed. Implications of these findings and the positive and negative effects on behavior and learning are discussed.