What hypotheses were tested in the experiment?
There were four hypotheses tested with regard to racial diversity. With regard to Integrative Complexity: (1) In essays written prior to discussion, students in groups with a Black collaborator will exhibit higher levels of integrative complexity, relative to those in groups with a White collaborator. (2) In essays written after discussion, students in groups with a Black collaborator will exhibit higher levels of integrative complexity, relative to those in groups with a White collaborator. (3) In the “transfer” essays written on a different topic, students in groups with a Black collaborator will exhibit higher levels of integrative complexity, relative to those in groups with a White collaborator. With regard to Perceived Novelty: (4) After discussion, students will view the collaborator as contributing more to novel perspectives and as more influential when the collaborator is Black than when the collaborator is White.
