Analysis of Intellectual Resonance (or Synchronization) using a Card Game (3) Change by the Repetition of Three Kinds of Trials

In a series of previous studies, we have established a method to quantitatively analyze intellectual resonance based on a concrete message. This method allows us to analyze how and to what extent intellectual resonance occurs in a group through the use of digital information such as numbers and characters. In this method, participants take their seats and fill out special cards according to game instructions. The degree of coincidence among neighboring participants is then examined and scores are assigned to the results. The scores are evaluated by mathematical tools within a framework of probability theory. In this study, we analyzed the data of 37 trials conducted by 38 participants instructed to carry out three different types of trials in sequence under the two types of game rules,i.e.'ordinary game' and '8-kanji game' rules over the course of ten weeks. The three types of trials were as follows: one with an aim for resonance ('positive trial'), one with an aim for no resonance ('negative trial'), and one with no aim ('neutral trial'). In both ordinary games and 8-kanji games, mean scores of trials decreased according to the order of the positive trials, the neutral trials, and the negative trials. The differences of scores among trials were statistically significant. Accumulated scores for 10 weeks showed large differences among individuals. After defining the high scorer's group, the intermediate scorer's group, and the low scorer's group according to the values of their accumulated scores, we found consistent differences in scores for each week among three groups. The accumulated scores had a significant positive correlation with age. These results suggested the following:1)the degree of resonance of a group can be controlled;2)the degree of resonance decreased according to the repetition of trials under condition of this study;3)There was a subgroup whose members exerted an ability of high resonance;and4) scores obtained in this study do not depend only on the stochastic process, but also on a specific ability of individuals.