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Through a multi method triangulation, it was intended to identify all those aspects that are confirmed, complemented or discovered, when results on the same object of study are analyzed. The focus was on the regularities, or behavior consistencies, which could be taken as patters for enhancing solidarities from research teams. Even when emphasis was placed on externalism of science, dimensions taken for the analysis were: epistemic, psychological, sociological, historical, economic and political. Since it was a longitudinal study, transituationality played a main role for the identification of patterns. Following Sharpe and Hawkins (1992), efforts were directed, not to a causal explanation, but towards a descriptive probabilistic explanation in terms of the whole series of environmental conditions shown through time. Results revealed epistemic dimension as the leading one for the enacting of solidarities. Several patterns display interesting information about what could be named natural solidarity and about solidarity when scientific policy becomes stronger to rule the behavior of the scientists. These are exploratory data, gathered from the behavior of scientists dedicated to psychological research in México, where Psychology, as an empiric science, started by the 60's. Even when this study can be taken as an exploratory case study research, interesting inferences have emerged, which could be researched within different epistemic communities or sociotechnical sites.