Article ID: CBB657070436

Psychology's own mindfulness: Ellen Langer and the social politics of scientific interest in “active noticing” (2019)

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Ellen Langer's mindfulness construct is presented as “indigenous” to disciplinary psychology. Langer's early work laid the foundations for the research program she would come to call the psychology of possibility. Studying inattentive behavior (mindlessness) and intentionally reflective cognition (mindfulness) placed her work directly in line with the theoretical priorities of the 1970s and influenced the direction of research in several subdisciplines related to social cognition. Positioning Langer's work at an intersection crossed by various discourse communities in psychology explains much of its influence within the discipline. However, its relevance is additionally related to a broader field of research and application also employing the terminology of mindfulness. While superficially synonymous, the majority of mindfulness research is distinguished from Langer's due to differences in origination, definition, and goals. Comparative assessments are used as a lens through which to interrogate the social politics of mindfulness theories’ burgeoning success over the past half century.

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Authors & Contributors
Pléh, Csaba
James Nikopoulos
Johannes Bruder
Frumer, Yulia
Collins, Siobhán
Willig, Carla
Concepts
Psychology
Science and politics
Cognition
Emotions; passions
Neurosciences
Definition of human; human nature
Time Periods
20th century, late
21st century
Early modern
19th century
18th century
17th century
Places
United States
Great Britain
Leipzig (Germany)
Japan
Hungary
China
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