Robert Pryor
Biographic Data
| ID | 6337531 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Robert Pryor |
| GIVEN NAMES | Robert |
| FAMILY NAME | Pryor |
| SIGNATURE | PRYOR R |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3841-1350 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1981 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Ethical issues—where we get on and get off
Pryor(1989) investigated an ethical dilemma involving an organisational psychologist. Bishop and D'Rozario (1990) expressed concern that the approach adopted was too narrowly focused on the individual level, and failed to take account of broader factors. This paper responds by noting the aim of the original article, questioning the viability of a “collectivist” ethic, and addressing the extent of relativism of professional ethics
An investigation of factors affecting the stability of work aspect preferences
How stable psychological characteristics are across time and situations remains a controversial issue in psychology. This study investigates the stability of values and preferences related to work of adult students who were sitting initially for their matriculation examination and subsequently, six months later, had entered a course or occupation. Using four types of stability (characteristic, factor, hierarchical, and response pattern) four face…
A Comparison Of Conceptualizations Of Work Centrality
Circumscription and compromise
Gottfredson's recent circumscription/compromise theory of career development is critiqued. The theory demands attention on at least five grounds, which constitute its major strengths: the combined developmental and decision-making focus; the integration of psychological and non-psychological influences on career development; taking the disproportionate negative aspects of choice into account; explaining some anomalous findings; and providing an a…
Conflicting responsibilities
A case study is presented illustrating the dilemma of conflicting responsibilities for a psychologist working in an organisation. A paradigm of how ethical issues may be investigated is applied to the situation. As a consequence, psychologists' responsibilities to be ethically watchful, to clarify obligations to different groups, to inform those serviced about the limits of confidentiality, and to promote the acceptance of professional standards …
What would I do if I couldn't do what I wanted to do? investigating career compromise strategies
Although the process of compromise is crucial to career decision making, it has received little attention. This paper reports an attempt to explore people's attitudes and beliefs about how they would behave if they were forced to make career compromises. Specifically, subjects were asked to indicate what they would do if they were faced with a number of hypothetical career compromise situations where there were limited alternatives. Each alternat…
The influence of social desirability as a response set on the measurement of values/preferences related to work
The deleterious effects of social desirability response sets on the interpretation of psychological test scores has been a field of investigation by psychologists for some decades. However, in the specific context of measuring values/preferences related to work, most test constructors and researchers appear willing to accept Super's (1973) view that social desirability is not a major problem. Tbe empirical basis for such a statement is principall…
Tracing the development of the work aspect preference scale
Feather (1979) has pointed out the need for a measure of values applied to the work situation. This article outlines the procedures involved in the construction of such a scale. Further, it summarises the results of some of the major statistical analyses undertaken in the development of the Work Aspect Preference Scale (WAPS). An initial version of the WAPS containing 178 items was analysed by a technique recently suggested by Berven and Hubert (…
Interests and values as preferences
This study has two principal aims: firstly, to present data providing support for the validity of the Work Aspect Preference Scale (WAPS) and secondly, to provide data from Australian students relevant to the interest-value distinction. A sample of 107 senior N.S.W. high school students were given the Kuder Preference Record — Vocational Form CH and the second version of the Work Aspect Preference Scale. Analysis revealed very few significant cor…
Tracing the development of the work aspect preference scale
Feather (1979) has pointed out the need for a measure of values applied to the work situation. This article outlines the procedures involved in the construction of such a scale. Further, it summarises the results of some of the major statistical analyses undertaken in the development of the Work Aspect Preference Scale (WAPS). An initial version of the WAPS containing 178 items was analysed by a technique recently suggested by Berven and Hubert (…
Conflicting responsibilities
A case study is presented illustrating the dilemma of conflicting responsibilities for a psychologist working in an organisation. A paradigm of how ethical issues may be investigated is applied to the situation. As a consequence, psychologists' responsibilities to be ethically watchful, to clarify obligations to different groups, to inform those serviced about the limits of confidentiality, and to promote the acceptance of professional standards …
Ethical issues—where we get on and get off
Pryor(1989) investigated an ethical dilemma involving an organisational psychologist. Bishop and D'Rozario (1990) expressed concern that the approach adopted was too narrowly focused on the individual level, and failed to take account of broader factors. This paper responds by noting the aim of the original article, questioning the viability of a “collectivist” ethic, and addressing the extent of relativism of professional ethics
A Comparison Of Conceptualizations Of Work Centrality
What would I do if I couldn't do what I wanted to do? investigating career compromise strategies
Although the process of compromise is crucial to career decision making, it has received little attention. This paper reports an attempt to explore people's attitudes and beliefs about how they would behave if they were forced to make career compromises. Specifically, subjects were asked to indicate what they would do if they were faced with a number of hypothetical career compromise situations where there were limited alternatives. Each alternat…
Tracing the development of the work aspect preference scale
Feather (1979) has pointed out the need for a measure of values applied to the work situation. This article outlines the procedures involved in the construction of such a scale. Further, it summarises the results of some of the major statistical analyses undertaken in the development of the Work Aspect Preference Scale (WAPS). An initial version of the WAPS containing 178 items was analysed by a technique recently suggested by Berven and Hubert (…
Interests and values as preferences
This study has two principal aims: firstly, to present data providing support for the validity of the Work Aspect Preference Scale (WAPS) and secondly, to provide data from Australian students relevant to the interest-value distinction. A sample of 107 senior N.S.W. high school students were given the Kuder Preference Record — Vocational Form CH and the second version of the Work Aspect Preference Scale. Analysis revealed very few significant cor…
The influence of social desirability as a response set on the measurement of values/preferences related to work
The deleterious effects of social desirability response sets on the interpretation of psychological test scores has been a field of investigation by psychologists for some decades. However, in the specific context of measuring values/preferences related to work, most test constructors and researchers appear willing to accept Super's (1973) view that social desirability is not a major problem. Tbe empirical basis for such a statement is principall…
What would I do if I couldn't do what I wanted to do? investigating career compromise strategies
Although the process of compromise is crucial to career decision making, it has received little attention. This paper reports an attempt to explore people's attitudes and beliefs about how they would behave if they were forced to make career compromises. Specifically, subjects were asked to indicate what they would do if they were faced with a number of hypothetical career compromise situations where there were limited alternatives. Each alternat…
A Comparison Of Conceptualizations Of Work Centrality
Circumscription and compromise
Gottfredson's recent circumscription/compromise theory of career development is critiqued. The theory demands attention on at least five grounds, which constitute its major strengths: the combined developmental and decision-making focus; the integration of psychological and non-psychological influences on career development; taking the disproportionate negative aspects of choice into account; explaining some anomalous findings; and providing an a…
Conflicting responsibilities
A case study is presented illustrating the dilemma of conflicting responsibilities for a psychologist working in an organisation. A paradigm of how ethical issues may be investigated is applied to the situation. As a consequence, psychologists' responsibilities to be ethically watchful, to clarify obligations to different groups, to inform those serviced about the limits of confidentiality, and to promote the acceptance of professional standards …
An investigation of factors affecting the stability of work aspect preferences
How stable psychological characteristics are across time and situations remains a controversial issue in psychology. This study investigates the stability of values and preferences related to work of adult students who were sitting initially for their matriculation examination and subsequently, six months later, had entered a course or occupation. Using four types of stability (characteristic, factor, hierarchical, and response pattern) four face…
Ethical issues—where we get on and get off
Pryor(1989) investigated an ethical dilemma involving an organisational psychologist. Bishop and D'Rozario (1990) expressed concern that the approach adopted was too narrowly focused on the individual level, and failed to take account of broader factors. This paper responds by noting the aim of the original article, questioning the viability of a “collectivist” ethic, and addressing the extent of relativism of professional ethics
Psychology (9 works) · Social Psychology (8 works) · Social Psychology (8 works) · Law (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Career Development and Diversity (4 works) · Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior (4 works) · Compromise (3 works) · Computer Science (3 works)