Fred Vollmer
Biographic Data
| ID | 3655167 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Fred Vollmer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Fred |
| FAMILY NAME | Vollmer |
| SIGNATURE | VOLLMER F |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Bergen |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 26 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1984 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The Narrative Self
The aim of the present study is to evaluate the postmodern belief that selves are narrative constructions. Four theories, varying in degree of anti‐realism, are presented and discussed. It is concluded that an attractive feature of the narrative approach is that it explains how we achieve a sense of unity. But the main idea, that selves are constituted or created by stories is problematic, like identifying footprints on the beach with the feet th…
Freedom and Rationality
The question discussed in the present paper is whether actions that are free can be thought of as rational. According to one view, no free action could be rational. According to another, all free actions must be rational. I argue that both these positions are false and that there is no necessary connection between freedom and rationality. Some free actions are rational, others are not
The Control of Everyday Behaviour
It has recently been claimed by several authors that all behaviour is causally determined by unconscious mechanisms, and not under our conscious control. What this amounts to is that none of our everyday behaviour can be regarded as intentional, as action. The aim of the present paper is to discuss the evidence on which this claim is based. The conclusion is that though numerous psychological phenomena (like perception, memory, feeling, mood, man…
Personality Psychology and Postmodernism
The Control of Actions by Agents
Intentional action and unconscious reasons
Why do men have higher expectancy than women
Intentional Explanation and its Place in Psychology
Expectancy and Motivation in Real Life Achievement Situations
The aim of the present study was to find out to what extent expectancy might determine the amount of independent thinking manifested in an academic examination situation, and whether the latter variable was an independent determinant of grades. Path analysis showed that expectancy did have an indirect effect on grades through independent thinking, but this effect was not very strong. The hypothesis that expectancy measured shortly before an exami…
The Relationship Between Expectancy and Academic Achievement - How Can It Be Explained
The aim of the present study was to explain the relationship between expectancy and subsequent academic achievement. A modified version of effort calculation theory was used to generate hypotheses regarding determinants and effects of expectancy in the academic achievement situation. The hypothesis that past achievement, work spent in examination preparations, and perceived ability determine both expectancy and later examination performance, and …
Sex differences in personality and expectancy
The Narrative Self
The aim of the present study is to evaluate the postmodern belief that selves are narrative constructions. Four theories, varying in degree of anti‐realism, are presented and discussed. It is concluded that an attractive feature of the narrative approach is that it explains how we achieve a sense of unity. But the main idea, that selves are constituted or created by stories is problematic, like identifying footprints on the beach with the feet th…
Why do men have higher expectancy than women
Sex differences in personality and expectancy
Intentional action and unconscious reasons
Intentional Explanation and its Place in Psychology
Personality Psychology and Postmodernism
The Control of Actions by Agents
Expectancy and Motivation in Real Life Achievement Situations
The aim of the present study was to find out to what extent expectancy might determine the amount of independent thinking manifested in an academic examination situation, and whether the latter variable was an independent determinant of grades. Path analysis showed that expectancy did have an indirect effect on grades through independent thinking, but this effect was not very strong. The hypothesis that expectancy measured shortly before an exami…
The Relationship Between Expectancy and Academic Achievement - How Can It Be Explained
The aim of the present study was to explain the relationship between expectancy and subsequent academic achievement. A modified version of effort calculation theory was used to generate hypotheses regarding determinants and effects of expectancy in the academic achievement situation. The hypothesis that past achievement, work spent in examination preparations, and perceived ability determine both expectancy and later examination performance, and …
Sex differences in personality and expectancy
Why do men have higher expectancy than women
Intentional Explanation and its Place in Psychology
Expectancy and Motivation in Real Life Achievement Situations
The aim of the present study was to find out to what extent expectancy might determine the amount of independent thinking manifested in an academic examination situation, and whether the latter variable was an independent determinant of grades. Path analysis showed that expectancy did have an indirect effect on grades through independent thinking, but this effect was not very strong. The hypothesis that expectancy measured shortly before an exami…
The Relationship Between Expectancy and Academic Achievement - How Can It Be Explained
The aim of the present study was to explain the relationship between expectancy and subsequent academic achievement. A modified version of effort calculation theory was used to generate hypotheses regarding determinants and effects of expectancy in the academic achievement situation. The hypothesis that past achievement, work spent in examination preparations, and perceived ability determine both expectancy and later examination performance, and …
Intentional action and unconscious reasons
The Control of Actions by Agents
Personality Psychology and Postmodernism
The Control of Everyday Behaviour
It has recently been claimed by several authors that all behaviour is causally determined by unconscious mechanisms, and not under our conscious control. What this amounts to is that none of our everyday behaviour can be regarded as intentional, as action. The aim of the present paper is to discuss the evidence on which this claim is based. The conclusion is that though numerous psychological phenomena (like perception, memory, feeling, mood, man…
Freedom and Rationality
The question discussed in the present paper is whether actions that are free can be thought of as rational. According to one view, no free action could be rational. According to another, all free actions must be rational. I argue that both these positions are false and that there is no necessary connection between freedom and rationality. Some free actions are rational, others are not
The Narrative Self
The aim of the present study is to evaluate the postmodern belief that selves are narrative constructions. Four theories, varying in degree of anti‐realism, are presented and discussed. It is concluded that an attractive feature of the narrative approach is that it explains how we achieve a sense of unity. But the main idea, that selves are constituted or created by stories is problematic, like identifying footprints on the beach with the feet th…
Psychology (11 works) · Social Psychology (8 works) · Epistemology (5 works) · Personality (5 works) · Philosophy (5 works) · Developmental psychology (4 works) · Expectancy theory (4 works) · Psychoanalysis (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Sociology (4 works)