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- Publications
- Influence
Moral personality of brave and caring exemplars.
- L. Walker, Jeremy A Frimer
- Psychology, Medicine
- Journal of personality and social psychology
- 1 November 2007
Two contrasting types of moral exemplars were examined so as to identify personality variables associated with moral action. The sample comprised 50 Canadian awardees for either exceptional bravery… Expand
The integration of agency and communion in moral personality: Evidence of enlightened self-interest.
- Jeremy A Frimer, L. Walker, W. L. Dunlop, B. H. Lee, Amanda Riches
- Psychology, Medicine
- Journal of personality and social psychology
- 1 July 2011
Agency and communion are fundamental human motives, often conceptualized as being in tension. This study examines the notion that moral exemplars overcome this tension and adaptively integrate these… Expand
Towards a new paradigm of moral personhood
- Jeremy A Frimer, L. Walker
- Psychology
- 31 July 2008
Moral psychology is between paradigms. Kohlberg's model of moral rationality has proved inadequate in explaining action; yet its augmentation—moral personality—awaits empirical embodiment. This… Expand
Moral actor, selfish agent.
- Jeremy A Frimer, Nicola K Schaefer, Harrison Oakes
- Medicine, Psychology
- Journal of personality and social psychology
- 1 May 2014
People are motivated to behave selfishly while appearing moral. This tension gives rise to 2 divergently motivated selves. The actor-the watched self-tends to be moral; the agent-the self as… Expand
Reconciling the self and morality: an empirical model of moral centrality development.
- Jeremy A Frimer, L. Walker
- Psychology, Medicine
- Developmental psychology
- 1 November 2009
Self-interest and moral sensibilities generally compete with one another, but for moral exemplars, this tension appears to not be in play. This study advances the reconciliation model, which explains… Expand
Varieties of moral personality: beyond the banality of heroism.
- L. Walker, Jeremy A Frimer, W. L. Dunlop
- Psychology, Medicine
- Journal of personality
- 1 June 2010
Four perspectives dominate thinking about moral heroism: One contends that moral action is primarily instigated by situational pressures, another holds that moral excellence entails the full… Expand
Political Conservatives’ Affinity for Obedience to Authority Is Loyal, Not Blind
- Jeremy A Frimer, D. Gaucher, Nicola K Schaefer
- Sociology, Medicine
- Personality & social psychology bulletin
- 27 June 2014
Liberals and conservatives disagree about obeying authorities, with conservatives holding the more positive views. We suggest that reactions to conservative authorities, rather than to obedience… Expand
A decline in prosocial language helps explain public disapproval of the US Congress
- Jeremy A Frimer, K. Aquino, Jochen E Gebauer, L. Zhu, Harrison Oakes
- Political Science, Medicine
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- 11 May 2015
Significance Past laboratory research has shown that talking about helping others can make a positive impression upon a listener. We tested whether this basic social-cognitive phenomenon can help… Expand
The application of Bayesian analysis to issues in developmental research
- L. Walker, P. Gustafson, Jeremy A Frimer
- Psychology
- 1 July 2007
This article reviews the concepts and methods of Bayesian statistical analysis, which can offer innovative and powerful solutions to some challenging analytical problems that characterize… Expand