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Group? What group? A computational model of the group needs a psychology of “us” (not “them”)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 July 2022

Janet Wiles Open the ORCID record for Janet Wiles [Opens in a new window] ,
S. Alexander Haslam Open the ORCID record for S. Alexander Haslam [Opens in a new window] ,
Niklas K. Steffens Open the ORCID record for Niklas K. Steffens [Opens in a new window]  and
Jolanda Jetten Open the ORCID record for Jolanda Jetten [Opens in a new window]
Janet Wiles
Affiliation:
School of ITEE, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia j.wiles@uq.edu.auhttps://researchers.uq.edu.au/researcher/13
S. Alexander Haslam
Affiliation:
School of Psychology, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia a.haslam@uq.edu.au n.steffens@uq.edu.au j.jetten@psy.uq.edu.auhttps://researchers.uq.edu.au/researcher/1946https://researchers.uq.edu.au/researcher/2864https://researchers.uq.edu.au/researcher/900
Niklas K. Steffens
Affiliation:
School of Psychology, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia a.haslam@uq.edu.au n.steffens@uq.edu.au j.jetten@psy.uq.edu.auhttps://researchers.uq.edu.au/researcher/1946https://researchers.uq.edu.au/researcher/2864https://researchers.uq.edu.au/researcher/900
Jolanda Jetten
Affiliation:
School of Psychology, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia a.haslam@uq.edu.au n.steffens@uq.edu.au j.jetten@psy.uq.edu.auhttps://researchers.uq.edu.au/researcher/1946https://researchers.uq.edu.au/researcher/2864https://researchers.uq.edu.au/researcher/900
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Abstract

Groups are only real, and only serve as a basis for collective action, when their members perceive them to be real. For a computational model to have analytic fidelity and predictive validity it, therefore, needs to engage with the psychological reality of groups, their internal structure, and their structuring by (and of) the social context in which they function.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 45 , 2022 , e125
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press

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