Abstract
Most psychologists take value to be abstract motivational goals that transcend situations and that systematically relate to one another. First, this chapter introduces the ideas of historical precursors of the psy¬chological investigation of value, like Windelband, Lotze, Scheler, and Brentano. Then, the chapter outlines influential psychological theories of value, specifically the theories of Vernon and Allport, Rokeach, and Shalom Schwartz. The chapter also considers the recent functional theory of value (Gouveia) and presents how psychologists distinguish values from other concepts, like attitudes and traits. The last part of the chapter focuses on psychological research concerning value change.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Interdisciplinary Value Theory |
| Publisher | Palgrave MacMillan Publishers |
| Chapter | 2 |
| Pages | 7-31 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-3-031-10733-7 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-3-031-10732-0 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2023 |
Bibliographical note
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- Psychology
- Value change
- Value theory
- Value