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Differentiation of selves: Differentiating a fuzzy concept

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 October 2016

Andreas Mojzisch ,
Thomas Schultze ,
Joachim Hüffmeier  and
Stefan Schulz-Hardt
Andreas Mojzisch
Affiliation:
Institute of Psychology, University of Hildesheim, D–31141 Hildesheim, Germanymojzisch@uni-hildesheim.dehttps://www.uni-hildesheim.de/fb1/institute/psychologie/mitglieder/andreas-mojzisch/
Thomas Schultze
Affiliation:
Institute of Psychology, Georg-August-University of Goettingen, D–37073 Göttingen, Germanyschultze@psych.uni-goettingen.deschulz-hardt@psych.uni-goettingen.dehttps://www.psych.uni-goettingen.de/de/social/team/schultzehttps://www.psych.uni-goettingen.de/de/social/team/schulz-hardt
Joachim Hüffmeier
Affiliation:
Institute of Psychology, TU Dortmund University, D–44227 Dortmund, Germany. joachim.hueffmeier@tu-dortmund.dehttps://www.fk12.tu-dortmund.de/cms/psych/de/Home/Mitarbeiter/psychologie_ifp/Hueffmeier_Joachim.html
Stefan Schulz-Hardt
Affiliation:
Institute of Psychology, Georg-August-University of Goettingen, D–37073 Göttingen, Germanyschultze@psych.uni-goettingen.deschulz-hardt@psych.uni-goettingen.dehttps://www.psych.uni-goettingen.de/de/social/team/schultzehttps://www.psych.uni-goettingen.de/de/social/team/schulz-hardt
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Abstract

Notwithstanding the appeal of the “one size fits all” approach that Baumeister et al. propose, we argue that there is no panacea for improving group performance. The concept of “differentiation of selves” constitutes an umbrella term for similar seeming but actually different constructs. Even the same type of “differentiation of selves” can be beneficial for some and harmful for other tasks.

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Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 39 , 2016 , e159
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2016 

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