Identity, Self and Social Categorisation
The research interests and activities of Ken Mavor's lab group and colleagues
Kenneth Mavor 
On the role of discipline-related self-concept in deep and surface approaches to learning among university students This was the first paper in what has become the LACES project. We explore the self and identity implications of deep and surface learning and suggest some reciprocal relationships between learning style, grades, and discipline identity. Platow, M. J., Mavor, K. … Read more
It is now clear that RWA should be analysed at the component level (aggression, conventionalism, and submission). Although new scales are being developed, many rearchers have existing data sets using older versions of the RWA scale. We have developed a 14-item scale that captures the RWA components based on Altemeyer’s (1996) version of the scale. … Read more
Cognitive load privileges memory-based over data-driven processing, not group-level over person-level processing The first paper from Daniel Skorich’s PhD has been published online at BJSP. This establishes the empirical support for our view that group information is not used in preference to person information due to resource limitations. This paper overturns a classic assumption of the cognitive … Read more
Social identities facilitate and encapsulate action-relevant constructs: A test of the social identity model of collective action Thomas, E. F., Mavor, K. I. & McGarty, C. (2012). Social identities facilitate and encapsulate action-relevant constructs: A test of the social identity model of collective action. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 15(1) 75-88. Abstract Three studies explore the recently elaborated … Read more