[Air-l] defending yourself online vs. offline research

[andrea baker]

Ulla,
I recall a psychologist presenting experimental evidence at a 
conference at Miami University about three people with two 
confederates, passing a ball or "ball" to each other.  The 
confederates would purposely leave the subject out of the ball 
tossing, only passing it to the subject every once in a while.  His 
research showed that online people defended themselves more whereas 
offline they were more embarrassed to speak up.  Online the subjects 
often wrote protests of their treatment or they at least questioned 
it.

Beth Uhler of Miami U may recall who was on the program for their 
last conference to identify the author of that research or someone 
else who was there may recall.

cheers,
andrea