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The hows and whys of “we” (and “I”) in groups

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 October 2016

Amanda J. Barnier ,
Celia B. Harris  and
John Sutton
Amanda J. Barnier
Affiliation:
Department of Cognitive Science, Macquarie University, Sydney NSW 2109, Australia. amanda.barnier@mq.edu.au celia.harris@mq.edu.au john.sutton@mq.edu.au http://www.cogsci.mq.edu.au/members/profile.php?memberID=180 http://www.cogsci.mq.edu.au/members/profile.php?memberID=190 http://www.cogsci.mq.edu.au/members/profile.php?memberID=237
Celia B. Harris
Affiliation:
Department of Cognitive Science, Macquarie University, Sydney NSW 2109, Australia. amanda.barnier@mq.edu.au celia.harris@mq.edu.au john.sutton@mq.edu.au http://www.cogsci.mq.edu.au/members/profile.php?memberID=180 http://www.cogsci.mq.edu.au/members/profile.php?memberID=190 http://www.cogsci.mq.edu.au/members/profile.php?memberID=237
John Sutton
Affiliation:
Department of Cognitive Science, Macquarie University, Sydney NSW 2109, Australia. amanda.barnier@mq.edu.au celia.harris@mq.edu.au john.sutton@mq.edu.au http://www.cogsci.mq.edu.au/members/profile.php?memberID=180 http://www.cogsci.mq.edu.au/members/profile.php?memberID=190 http://www.cogsci.mq.edu.au/members/profile.php?memberID=237
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Abstract

Informed by our interdisciplinary research program on collaborative recall, we argue that Baumeister et al. should consider: (1) group success as a balance between differentiation and integration (not differentiation alone); (2) variation in constellations of people and processes within and across groups; and (3) nuanced measurement of what people bring to, do in, and get out of groups.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 39 , 2016 , e138
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2016 

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