Mentorship shifted a researcher from individual identity toward intergroup dynamics

Evidence

Having read her 1991 paper on optimal distinctiveness theory 2 years earlier, he was excited to work on what he considered to be a new frontier in identity research. However, as he collaborated with her, he realized his interests were changing in ways he had not intended. He began to care more about social identity rather than identity itself, to care more about intergroup contact, conflict reduction, and the conditions that facilitate cooperation. — Roderick M. Kramer, Geoffrey J. Leonardelli, Robert W. Livingston, Social Cognition, Social Identity, and…, 93

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Roderick M. Kramer, Geoffrey J. Leonardelli, Robert W. Livingston, Social Cognition, Social Identity, and…, 93