Samenvatting
Components of majority faction influence (the number of member opinion positions, persuasive arguments, and argument sources) on individual member opinions (personal and group response recommendations) were investigated within a computerized communication environment. The number of arguments and sources significantly and independently affected personal opinion change (the number of positions was marginally significant); but recommended group decisions were significantly influenced by the number of opinion positions and an interaction between the number of arguments and sources, the number of sources was significant only when three arguments were presented.