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The unbearable limitations of solo science: Team science as a path for more rigorous and relevant research

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 May 2022

Alison Ledgerwood ,
Cynthia Pickett ,
Danielle Navarro ,
Jessica D. Remedios  and
Neil A. Lewis Jr. Open the ORCID record for Neil A. Lewis Jr. [Opens in a new window]
Alison Ledgerwood
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA. aledgerwood@ucdavis.edu http://www.alisonledgerwood.com/
Cynthia Pickett
Affiliation:
Office of the Provost, DePaul University, Chicago, IL 60604, USA cindy.pickett@depaul.edu https://csh.depaul.edu/faculty-staff/faculty-a-z/Pages/psychology/cynthia-pickett.aspx
Danielle Navarro
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of New South Wales, 2052 Sydney, Australia d.navarro@unsw.edu.au https://djnavarro.net/
Jessica D. Remedios
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Tufts University, Medford, MA 02155, USA Jessica.Remedios@tufts.edu https://as.tufts.edu/psychology/social-identity-and-stigma-lab
Neil A. Lewis Jr.
Affiliation:
Department of Communication, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA. nlewisjr@cornell.edu https://neillewisjr.com/
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Abstract

Both early social psychologists and the modern, interdisciplinary scientific community have advocated for diverse team science. We echo this call and describe three common pitfalls of solo science illustrated by the target article. We discuss how a collaborative and inclusive approach to science can both help researchers avoid these pitfalls and pave the way for more rigorous and relevant research.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 45 , 2022 , e81
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