Arthur C Houts
Biographic Data
| ID | 5378028 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Arthur C Houts |
| GIVEN NAMES | Arthur C |
| FAMILY NAME | Houts |
| SIGNATURE | HOUTS A C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Memphis |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5755-423X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1983 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Leonard Krasner (1924-2007)
Naturalistic Conceptions of Morality
Psychological research on morality has been based on researchers' definitions of morality or on philosophical theories. The present study examined naturally occurring conceptions of morality by using a knowledge‐structure methodology borrowed from cognitive psychology. Subjects generated statements in response to a question designed to expose generic knowledge about their concept of morality. Answer frequency and conceptual clustering results sug…
Moral Questions and Amoral Answers
Researchers have examined moral thought using selected philosophical standards without showing that such standards represent moral thinking. Recently, we examined the extent to which assumed standards actually organize moral knowledge (Quinn, Houts, & Graesser, this issue). We found dimensions not accounted for by previous theories. In his response (this issue), Shaffer misrepresents the aims of our research, and he overlooks the implications of …
Thinking about Morality and Moral Thinking
A recent exchange with Shaffer (this issue) reveals several points of agreement underscoring the utility of our subject‐based approach to understanding moral thought. Shaffer's latest reply raises the interesting question of whether thinking about morality, the focus of our study, constitutes moral thinking. Our response underscores how Shaffer's approach to studying moral thought differs from our own. More important, we emphasize how disagreemen…
Regions of the Mind
The person‐situation debate
Critical multiplism is an approach to question and method choice predicated on the only partial validity of most current social science practices In the first part of this paper, the approach is described, and note is made of many of its advantages but also of two of its limitations Critical multiplism is then applied to the person‐situation debate The analysis reveals that major protagonists in the debate have often discussed different versions …
A study of the "value" systems of behavioral scientists
Values in science
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Values in science
A study of the "value" systems of behavioral scientists
The person‐situation debate
Critical multiplism is an approach to question and method choice predicated on the only partial validity of most current social science practices In the first part of this paper, the approach is described, and note is made of many of its advantages but also of two of its limitations Critical multiplism is then applied to the person‐situation debate The analysis reveals that major protagonists in the debate have often discussed different versions …
Regions of the Mind
Naturalistic Conceptions of Morality
Psychological research on morality has been based on researchers' definitions of morality or on philosophical theories. The present study examined naturally occurring conceptions of morality by using a knowledge‐structure methodology borrowed from cognitive psychology. Subjects generated statements in response to a question designed to expose generic knowledge about their concept of morality. Answer frequency and conceptual clustering results sug…
Moral Questions and Amoral Answers
Researchers have examined moral thought using selected philosophical standards without showing that such standards represent moral thinking. Recently, we examined the extent to which assumed standards actually organize moral knowledge (Quinn, Houts, & Graesser, this issue). We found dimensions not accounted for by previous theories. In his response (this issue), Shaffer misrepresents the aims of our research, and he overlooks the implications of …
Thinking about Morality and Moral Thinking
A recent exchange with Shaffer (this issue) reveals several points of agreement underscoring the utility of our subject‐based approach to understanding moral thought. Shaffer's latest reply raises the interesting question of whether thinking about morality, the focus of our study, constitutes moral thinking. Our response underscores how Shaffer's approach to studying moral thought differs from our own. More important, we emphasize how disagreemen…
Leonard Krasner (1924-2007)
Psychology (8 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Epistemology (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology (2 works) · Artificial Intelligence (2 works) · Artificial Intelligence (2 works) · Child and Animal Learning Development (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Moral development (2 works)