Abstract
The previous chapters on uniqueness attributes reveal that commodities, names, and attitudes and beliefs may serve to define a person as different from other people. The present chapter examines another potential uniqueness attribute, namely, unique performance in competitive situations. The subsequent discussion explores the role of performance as a means of deriving various kinds of uniqueness relative to others.
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Snyder, C.R., Fromkin, H.L. (1980). Performance as Uniqueness-Motivated Behavior. In: Uniqueness. Perspectives in Social Psychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-3659-4_9
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