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Selected Works of Scott T. Allison
Article
Making heroes: The construction of courage, competence and virtue
Advances in Experimental Social Psychology (2012)
  • George R. Goethals, University of Richmond
  • Scott T. Allison, University of Richmond
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Abstract

In this article, we examine the psychological processes underlying the construction of heroes. We focus on the cognitive and motivational forces that give rise to heroism, and we discuss the behaviors that characterize heroic life.

Keywords
  • heroes,
  • heroism,
  • leadership,
  • virture,
  • courage,
  • competence
Disciplines
Publication Date
2012
Citation Information
George R. Goethals and Scott T. Allison. "Making heroes: The construction of courage, competence and virtue" Advances in Experimental Social Psychology Vol. 46 (2012)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/scott_allison/7/