Who Were We? Exploring French Past Group Prototypes
Groups have cognitive existence through the prototype of the group (Haslam et al., 1995; https://doi.org/10.1002/ejsp.2420250504). Past group prototypes then refer to the most representative characteristics that define the group in these previous states. We suppose, as collective events might have d...
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| author | Haifat Maoulida Isabel Urdapilleta Julie Collange Jean Louis Tavani |
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| description | Groups have cognitive existence through the prototype of the group (Haslam et al., 1995; https://doi.org/10.1002/ejsp.2420250504). Past group prototypes then refer to the most representative characteristics that define the group in these previous states. We suppose, as collective events might have different versions associated with different valences (Zaromb et al., 2014; https://doi.org/10.3758/s13421-013-0369-7), this might also be the case for prototypes also held in the collective memory (Halbwachs, 1950; http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1522/cla.ham.mem1). After highlighting different facets of the past (Study 1) or not (Study 2), we used the “free association method” (Lo Monaco et al., 2017; https://doi.org/10.1111/jtsb.12124; Vergès, [1992], L’évocation de l’argent. Bulletin de Psychologie, 45(4–7), 203–209). Yet, this research explored the content of past prototypes associated with different elements of French collective memory: the French during the Second World War (Study 1, N = 301), and French people in 18th century (Study 2, N = 354). Results suggest the existence for each of these periods of a “two-sided” prototype, i.e., a positive vs. negative-valence prototype. The implications of the existence of these “two-sided” prototypes, the implication of collective continuity perceived for each of them and avenues for future research will be discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5c5389b4e45a453c8955fccbb34cfce52023-09-14T10:11:11ZengPsychOpen GOLD/ Leibniz Institute for PsychologyEurope's Journal of Psychology1841-04132023-08-0119325927210.5964/ejop.7507ejop.7507Who Were We? Exploring French Past Group PrototypesHaifat Maoulida0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7335-1253Isabel Urdapilleta1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4239-1455Julie Collange2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0048-0385Jean Louis Tavani3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2736-4595Laboratoire de Psychologie et d’Ergonomie Appliquées (UMR_T 7708), Université de Paris, Paris, FranceLaboratoire Cognitions humaine et artificielle (CHArt - EA 4004), Université Paris 8 - Vincennes-Saint-Denis, Paris, FranceLaboratoire de Psychologie et d’Ergonomie Appliquées (UMR_T 7708), Université Gustave Eiffel, Paris, FranceLaboratoire Parisien de Psychologie Sociale (EA 4368), Université Paris 8 – Vincennes-Saint-Denis, Paris, FranceGroups have cognitive existence through the prototype of the group (Haslam et al., 1995; https://doi.org/10.1002/ejsp.2420250504). Past group prototypes then refer to the most representative characteristics that define the group in these previous states. We suppose, as collective events might have different versions associated with different valences (Zaromb et al., 2014; https://doi.org/10.3758/s13421-013-0369-7), this might also be the case for prototypes also held in the collective memory (Halbwachs, 1950; http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1522/cla.ham.mem1). After highlighting different facets of the past (Study 1) or not (Study 2), we used the “free association method” (Lo Monaco et al., 2017; https://doi.org/10.1111/jtsb.12124; Vergès, [1992], L’évocation de l’argent. Bulletin de Psychologie, 45(4–7), 203–209). Yet, this research explored the content of past prototypes associated with different elements of French collective memory: the French during the Second World War (Study 1, N = 301), and French people in 18th century (Study 2, N = 354). Results suggest the existence for each of these periods of a “two-sided” prototype, i.e., a positive vs. negative-valence prototype. The implications of the existence of these “two-sided” prototypes, the implication of collective continuity perceived for each of them and avenues for future research will be discussed.https://ejop.psychopen.eu/index.php/ejop/article/view/7507prototypecollective memorygroup dynamicssocial identitycollective continuity |
| spellingShingle | Haifat Maoulida Isabel Urdapilleta Julie Collange Jean Louis Tavani Who Were We? Exploring French Past Group Prototypes Europe's Journal of Psychology prototype collective memory group dynamics social identity collective continuity |
| title | Who Were We? Exploring French Past Group Prototypes |
| title_full | Who Were We? Exploring French Past Group Prototypes |
| title_fullStr | Who Were We? Exploring French Past Group Prototypes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Who Were We? Exploring French Past Group Prototypes |
| title_short | Who Were We? Exploring French Past Group Prototypes |
| title_sort | who were we exploring french past group prototypes |
| topic | prototype collective memory group dynamics social identity collective continuity |
| url | https://ejop.psychopen.eu/index.php/ejop/article/view/7507 |
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