Babble hypothesis

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In psycholinguistics and leadership studies, the babble hypothesis (demonstratively labeled the babble effect) is a conjecture that posits a strong correlation between the amount of speaking time an individual has in group settings and their likelihood of emerging as a leader, as commonly opposed to quality of speech.^[1]^[2] According to the hypothesis, individuals who contribute more verbal input during group interactions are more likely to be perceived and recognized as leaders.

History of study

Examples of the hypothesis

References

^ Mast, Marianne Schmid; Hall, Judith A. (2004-09-01). "Who Is the Boss and Who Is Not? Accuracy of Judging Status". Journal of Nonverbal Behavior. 28 (3): 145–165. doi:10.1023/B:JONB.0000039647.94190.21. ISSN 1573-3653.
^ MacLaren, Neil G.; Yammarino, Francis J.; Dionne, Shelley D.; Sayama, Hiroki; Mumford, Michael D.; Connelly, Shane; Martin, Robert W.; Mulhearn, Tyler J.; Todd, E. Michelle; Kulkarni, Ankita; Cao, Yiding; Ruark, Gregory A. (2020-10-01). "Testing the babble hypothesis: Speaking time predicts leader emergence in small groups". The Leadership Quarterly. 31 (5): 101409. doi:10.1016/j.leaqua.2020.101409. ISSN 1048-9843.

[1] Mast, Marianne Schmid; Hall, Judith A. (2004-09-01). "Who Is the Boss and Who Is Not? Accuracy of Judging Status". Journal of Nonverbal Behavior. 28 (3): 145–165. doi:10.1023/B:JONB.0000039647.94190.21. ISSN 1573-3653.

[2] MacLaren, Neil G.; Yammarino, Francis J.; Dionne, Shelley D.; Sayama, Hiroki; Mumford, Michael D.; Connelly, Shane; Martin, Robert W.; Mulhearn, Tyler J.; Todd, E. Michelle; Kulkarni, Ankita; Cao, Yiding; Ruark, Gregory A. (2020-10-01). "Testing the babble hypothesis: Speaking time predicts leader emergence in small groups". The Leadership Quarterly. 31 (5): 101409. doi:10.1016/j.leaqua.2020.101409. ISSN 1048-9843.

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