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Jerome S. Bruner

Other affiliations: University of York, York University, University of Nottingham  ...read more
Bio: Jerome S. Bruner is an academic researcher from New York University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Perception & Cognitive development. The author has an hindex of 90, co-authored 248 publications receiving 92417 citations. Previous affiliations of Jerome S. Bruner include University of York & York University.


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25 Feb 2010
TL;DR: The authors argue that the shape and structure of human experience and human action are reflected in the very nature of language, that language is not itself a system of logic, and that more precisely, the uses to which language is put by any given individual, the linguistic procedures he will employ, necessarily reflect the circumstances in which he has lived and how he has coped with them.
Abstract: Let us begin with a Dewey theme. It is that the shape and structure of human experience and human action are reflected in the very nature of language, that language is not itself a system of logic, and that more precisely, the uses to which language is put by any given individual, the linguistic procedures he will employ, necessarily reflect the circumstances in which he has lived and how he has coped with them. In a word, language itself is in some deep sense a record of human experience and its particular personal manifestation is a record of individual experience. In contemporary jargon, language is never to be understood as context independent.

3 citations

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01 Jan 2015
TL;DR: The Heinz Werner Lecturer as mentioned in this paper was a man whose stature and purpose give dignity and substance to the study of development, and who was deeply honored and personally moved to be his lecturer.
Abstract: Distinguished colleagues, ladies and gentlemen. I am deeply honored and personally moved to be the Heinz Werner Lecturer. For Heinz Werner was a man whose stature and purpose give dignity and substance to the study of development.

3 citations


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TL;DR: This article seeks to make theorists and researchers aware of the importance of not using the terms moderator and mediator interchangeably by carefully elaborating the many ways in which moderators and mediators differ, and delineates the conceptual and strategic implications of making use of such distinctions with regard to a wide range of phenomena.
Abstract: In this article, we attempt to distinguish between the properties of moderator and mediator variables at a number of levels. First, we seek to make theorists and researchers aware of the importance of not using the terms moderator and mediator interchangeably by carefully elaborating, both conceptually and strategically, the many ways in which moderators and mediators differ. We then go beyond this largely pedagogical function and delineate the conceptual and strategic implications of making use of such distinctions with regard to a wide range of phenomena, including control and stress, attitudes, and personality traits. We also provide a specific compendium of analytic procedures appropriate for making the most effective use of the moderator and mediator distinction, both separately and in terms of a broader causal system that includes both moderators and mediators.

80,095 citations

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TL;DR: Theories of the self from both psychology and anthropology are integrated to define in detail the difference between a construal of self as independent and a construpal of the Self as interdependent as discussed by the authors, and these divergent construals should have specific consequences for cognition, emotion, and motivation.
Abstract: People in different cultures have strikingly different construals of the self, of others, and of the interdependence of the 2. These construals can influence, and in many cases determine, the very nature of individual experience, including cognition, emotion, and motivation. Many Asian cultures have distinct conceptions of individuality that insist on the fundamental relatedness of individuals to each other. The emphasis is on attending to others, fitting in, and harmonious interdependence with them. American culture neither assumes nor values such an overt connectedness among individuals. In contrast, individuals seek to maintain their independence from others by attending to the self and by discovering and expressing their unique inner attributes. As proposed herein, these construals are even more powerful than previously imagined. Theories of the self from both psychology and anthropology are integrated to define in detail the difference between a construal of the self as independent and a construal of the self as interdependent. Each of these divergent construals should have a set of specific consequences for cognition, emotion, and motivation; these consequences are proposed and relevant empirical literature is reviewed. Focusing on differences in self-construals enables apparently inconsistent empirical findings to be reconciled, and raises questions about what have been thought to be culture-free aspects of cognition, emotion, and motivation.

18,178 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a model that incorporates this overall argument in the form of a series of hypothesized relationships between different dimensions of social capital and the main mechanisms and proces.
Abstract: Scholars of the theory of the firm have begun to emphasize the sources and conditions of what has been described as “the organizational advantage,” rather than focus on the causes and consequences of market failure. Typically, researchers see such organizational advantage as accruing from the particular capabilities organizations have for creating and sharing knowledge. In this article we seek to contribute to this body of work by developing the following arguments: (1) social capital facilitates the creation of new intellectual capital; (2) organizations, as institutional settings, are conducive to the development of high levels of social capital; and (3) it is because of their more dense social capital that firms, within certain limits, have an advantage over markets in creating and sharing intellectual capital. We present a model that incorporates this overall argument in the form of a series of hypothesized relationships between different dimensions of social capital and the main mechanisms and proces...

15,365 citations

Book
01 Jan 1958
TL;DR: The psychology of interpersonal relations as mentioned in this paper, The psychology in interpersonal relations, The Psychology of interpersonal relationships, کتابخانه دیجیتال و فن اطلاعات دانشگاه امام صادق(ع)
Abstract: The psychology of interpersonal relations , The psychology of interpersonal relations , کتابخانه دیجیتال و فن آوری اطلاعات دانشگاه امام صادق(ع)

15,254 citations

Book
01 Jan 1973

9,000 citations