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On vagueness and parochialism in psychological research on groups

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 July 2022

Kyle G. Ratner Open the ORCID record for Kyle G. Ratner [Opens in a new window] ,
David L. Hamilton  and
Marilynn B. Brewer
Kyle G. Ratner
Affiliation:
Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA kyle.ratner@psych.ucsb.edu https://spl.psych.ucsb.edu
David L. Hamilton
Affiliation:
Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA kyle.ratner@psych.ucsb.edu https://spl.psych.ucsb.edu
Marilynn B. Brewer
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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Abstract

Pietraszewski asserts that social psychological research on groups is too vague, tautological, and dependent on intuitions to be theoretically useful. We disagree. Pietraszewski's contribution is thought-provoking but also incomplete and guilty of many of the faults he attributes to others. Instead of rototilling the existing knowledge landscape, we urge for more integration of new and old ideas.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 45 , 2022 , e119
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