Robert M Farr
Biographic Data
| ID | 256833 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Robert M Farr |
| GIVEN NAMES | Robert M |
| FAMILY NAME | Farr |
| SIGNATURE | FARR R M |
| AFFILIATIONS | London School of Economics and Political Science |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 339 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1973 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Theory and Method of Social Representations
This paper gives an overview of social representation theory, definitions of the key terms and of the social processes leading to a representation and to social identity. Six empirical studies are presented and details of their methods and findings are given to illustrate this social psychological approach. These studies are about the ontogenesis of gender, the public sphere in Brazil, madness on British television, images of androgyny in Switzer…
Social representations of the individual: A post-Communist perspective
Social representations of the individual are examined in three post-Communist Central European nations, i.e. the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary, and in three West European nations, i.e. Scotland, England and France. All six nations share a common European history since the Renaissance and Humanism, based on such values as freedom, agency, individual rights and individual responsibility. Many of these values were rejected by the Communist re…
From Collective to Social Representations: Aller et Retour
A century ago this year Durkheim (1898), in distinguishing collective from individual representations, separated sociology from psychology. In formulating his theory of social representations more than half a century later, Moscovici (1961/1976) established a sociological form of social psychology. Differences between sociological and psychological forms of social psychology are briefly discussed and a distinction is drawn between ancestors and f…
The new economic mind: The social psychology of economic behavior
The Significance of the Skin as a Natural Boundary in the Sub‐Division of Psychology
From a phenomenological perspective, skin is an important boundary. My model here is the psychology of interpersonal relations (Heider, 1958). It is the behaviour of O that is visible from the perspective of P, the perceiver. Whether or not one is justified in going beyond the evidence available (“... the behavioural facts”) is a matter of some controversy in psychological circles e.g. between behaviourists (like Skinner) and gestalt psychologist…
The roots of modern social psychology, 1872-1954
Self-proclaimed ignorance about public affairs
This paper explores the consequences of the socio-historical exclusion of women, and of young people, from public life. It is based upon an empirical study in which depth-interviews were conducted with 96 Britons, male and female, and of a younger and an older generation, concerning their private and public lives. Self-proclaimed ignorance is significantly more likely to be found in the interviews of the women rather than the men, and in those of…
Common sense, science and social representations
The theory of social representations is perfectly suited to the empirical investigation of the public's understanding of science. A sharp distinction is drawn between a scientific theory and its social representation corresponding, respectively, to the contrasting worlds of science and of common sense. Representations of science are to be found in the media as well as in people's minds and need to be sampled and studied in both locations. Moscovi…
The long past and the short history of social psychology
In 1908 Ebbinghaus distinguished between the long past and the short history of psychology. The short history dated from 1879 when Wundt established a psychological laboratory at Leipzig. The long past concerns the time when psychology was a branch of philosophy. Implicit in such a break with the past is a positivist philosophy of science. I show how this philosophy of science distorts the historical record. I then analyse the history of social p…
Social representations
Escuelas europeas de psicología social: La investigación de representaciones sociales en Francia
Self‐appraisal: A convergence of selection and guidance
In the course of validating, for selection purposes, a trainability test for industrial sewing machinists, incidental evidence came to light which suggested that job applicants might be able to make much the same inference about their suitability for a particular job as might personnel selectors. The rate at which individuals reported for work, all having been offered the job, was positively and consistently related to their suitability for train…
On the varieties of social psychology: An essay on the relationships between psychology and other social sciences
On the nature of attributional artifacts in qualitative research: Herzberg's two‐factor theory of work motivation
Heider's notions of attribution are presented as a theoretical underpinning for the empirical findings of Herzberg concerning the nature of motivation in industrial contexts. Herzberg's methodology is treated as an example of the ‘new’ methods advocated by Harré and Secord: the collection of naive, unnegotiated ‘accounts’. It is suggested that attributional artifacts are potentially present when an investigator invites lay informants to make caus…
Heider, Harré and Herzlich on health and illness: Some observations on the structure of ‘représentations collectives’
Heider's notions of attribution are presented as a theoretical underpinning for the empirical findings of Herzlich concerning health and illness. Her methodology is treated as a good example of the ‘new’ methods advocated by Harré and Secord: ‐ the collection of naive unnegotiated accounts. It is suggested that the potential for attributional artifacts is present when an investigator invites laymen to discuss issues which have favourable as well …
Effect of pretesting on measures of individual risk preferences
The present study uses a modified Solomon's four groups design with an additional expectancy control group to assess artifacts associated with pretesting in the measurement of individual risk preferences. Pretesting induces a cautious bias in posttest scores with either group discussion or individual familiarization as the experimental treatment. Further analysis shows that individual familiarization induces a significant cautious shift and confi…
Social representations
Theory and Method of Social Representations
This paper gives an overview of social representation theory, definitions of the key terms and of the social processes leading to a representation and to social identity. Six empirical studies are presented and details of their methods and findings are given to illustrate this social psychological approach. These studies are about the ontogenesis of gender, the public sphere in Brazil, madness on British television, images of androgyny in Switzer…
From Collective to Social Representations: Aller et Retour
A century ago this year Durkheim (1898), in distinguishing collective from individual representations, separated sociology from psychology. In formulating his theory of social representations more than half a century later, Moscovici (1961/1976) established a sociological form of social psychology. Differences between sociological and psychological forms of social psychology are briefly discussed and a distinction is drawn between ancestors and f…
On the varieties of social psychology: An essay on the relationships between psychology and other social sciences
Heider, Harré and Herzlich on health and illness: Some observations on the structure of ‘représentations collectives’
Heider's notions of attribution are presented as a theoretical underpinning for the empirical findings of Herzlich concerning health and illness. Her methodology is treated as a good example of the ‘new’ methods advocated by Harré and Secord: ‐ the collection of naive unnegotiated accounts. It is suggested that the potential for attributional artifacts is present when an investigator invites laymen to discuss issues which have favourable as well …
Escuelas europeas de psicología social: La investigación de representaciones sociales en Francia
Effect of pretesting on measures of individual risk preferences
The present study uses a modified Solomon's four groups design with an additional expectancy control group to assess artifacts associated with pretesting in the measurement of individual risk preferences. Pretesting induces a cautious bias in posttest scores with either group discussion or individual familiarization as the experimental treatment. Further analysis shows that individual familiarization induces a significant cautious shift and confi…
The Significance of the Skin as a Natural Boundary in the Sub‐Division of Psychology
From a phenomenological perspective, skin is an important boundary. My model here is the psychology of interpersonal relations (Heider, 1958). It is the behaviour of O that is visible from the perspective of P, the perceiver. Whether or not one is justified in going beyond the evidence available (“... the behavioural facts”) is a matter of some controversy in psychological circles e.g. between behaviourists (like Skinner) and gestalt psychologist…
Self-proclaimed ignorance about public affairs
This paper explores the consequences of the socio-historical exclusion of women, and of young people, from public life. It is based upon an empirical study in which depth-interviews were conducted with 96 Britons, male and female, and of a younger and an older generation, concerning their private and public lives. Self-proclaimed ignorance is significantly more likely to be found in the interviews of the women rather than the men, and in those of…
The long past and the short history of social psychology
In 1908 Ebbinghaus distinguished between the long past and the short history of psychology. The short history dated from 1879 when Wundt established a psychological laboratory at Leipzig. The long past concerns the time when psychology was a branch of philosophy. Implicit in such a break with the past is a positivist philosophy of science. I show how this philosophy of science distorts the historical record. I then analyse the history of social p…
Effect of pretesting on measures of individual risk preferences
The present study uses a modified Solomon's four groups design with an additional expectancy control group to assess artifacts associated with pretesting in the measurement of individual risk preferences. Pretesting induces a cautious bias in posttest scores with either group discussion or individual familiarization as the experimental treatment. Further analysis shows that individual familiarization induces a significant cautious shift and confi…
On the nature of attributional artifacts in qualitative research: Herzberg's two‐factor theory of work motivation
Heider's notions of attribution are presented as a theoretical underpinning for the empirical findings of Herzberg concerning the nature of motivation in industrial contexts. Herzberg's methodology is treated as an example of the ‘new’ methods advocated by Harré and Secord: the collection of naive, unnegotiated ‘accounts’. It is suggested that attributional artifacts are potentially present when an investigator invites lay informants to make caus…
Heider, Harré and Herzlich on health and illness: Some observations on the structure of ‘représentations collectives’
Heider's notions of attribution are presented as a theoretical underpinning for the empirical findings of Herzlich concerning health and illness. Her methodology is treated as a good example of the ‘new’ methods advocated by Harré and Secord: ‐ the collection of naive unnegotiated accounts. It is suggested that the potential for attributional artifacts is present when an investigator invites laymen to discuss issues which have favourable as well …
Self‐appraisal: A convergence of selection and guidance
In the course of validating, for selection purposes, a trainability test for industrial sewing machinists, incidental evidence came to light which suggested that job applicants might be able to make much the same inference about their suitability for a particular job as might personnel selectors. The rate at which individuals reported for work, all having been offered the job, was positively and consistently related to their suitability for train…
On the varieties of social psychology: An essay on the relationships between psychology and other social sciences
Escuelas europeas de psicología social: La investigación de representaciones sociales en Francia
Social representations
The long past and the short history of social psychology
In 1908 Ebbinghaus distinguished between the long past and the short history of psychology. The short history dated from 1879 when Wundt established a psychological laboratory at Leipzig. The long past concerns the time when psychology was a branch of philosophy. Implicit in such a break with the past is a positivist philosophy of science. I show how this philosophy of science distorts the historical record. I then analyse the history of social p…
Common sense, science and social representations
The theory of social representations is perfectly suited to the empirical investigation of the public's understanding of science. A sharp distinction is drawn between a scientific theory and its social representation corresponding, respectively, to the contrasting worlds of science and of common sense. Representations of science are to be found in the media as well as in people's minds and need to be sampled and studied in both locations. Moscovi…
The roots of modern social psychology, 1872-1954
Self-proclaimed ignorance about public affairs
This paper explores the consequences of the socio-historical exclusion of women, and of young people, from public life. It is based upon an empirical study in which depth-interviews were conducted with 96 Britons, male and female, and of a younger and an older generation, concerning their private and public lives. Self-proclaimed ignorance is significantly more likely to be found in the interviews of the women rather than the men, and in those of…
The new economic mind: The social psychology of economic behavior
The Significance of the Skin as a Natural Boundary in the Sub‐Division of Psychology
From a phenomenological perspective, skin is an important boundary. My model here is the psychology of interpersonal relations (Heider, 1958). It is the behaviour of O that is visible from the perspective of P, the perceiver. Whether or not one is justified in going beyond the evidence available (“... the behavioural facts”) is a matter of some controversy in psychological circles e.g. between behaviourists (like Skinner) and gestalt psychologist…
Social representations of the individual: A post-Communist perspective
Social representations of the individual are examined in three post-Communist Central European nations, i.e. the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary, and in three West European nations, i.e. Scotland, England and France. All six nations share a common European history since the Renaissance and Humanism, based on such values as freedom, agency, individual rights and individual responsibility. Many of these values were rejected by the Communist re…
From Collective to Social Representations: Aller et Retour
A century ago this year Durkheim (1898), in distinguishing collective from individual representations, separated sociology from psychology. In formulating his theory of social representations more than half a century later, Moscovici (1961/1976) established a sociological form of social psychology. Differences between sociological and psychological forms of social psychology are briefly discussed and a distinction is drawn between ancestors and f…
Theory and Method of Social Representations
This paper gives an overview of social representation theory, definitions of the key terms and of the social processes leading to a representation and to social identity. Six empirical studies are presented and details of their methods and findings are given to illustrate this social psychological approach. These studies are about the ontogenesis of gender, the public sphere in Brazil, madness on British television, images of androgyny in Switzer…
Psychology (9 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Social Psychology (8 works) · Epistemology (7 works) · Social Representations and Identity (7 works) · Social science (7 works) · Philosophy (5 works) · Cognitive psychology (4 works) · Cultural Differences and Values (4 works) · Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology (3 works)