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Erik ForsbergPhD Student

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Name and title: Erik Forsberg PhD Student

erik.forsberg@psychology.su.se

Orcid

0000-0002-5228-9729

Workplace: Department of Psychology

Visiting address

Albanovägen 12

Postal address

Psykologiska institutionen

106 91 Stockholm

Research group

Centre for Cultural Evolution

The Centre for Cultural Evolution conducts interdisciplinary research on the causal relationships that shape and change human culture in both the long and the short term.

Links

Pers-, soc- och utveckl psykologi Vår personal A–Ö Staff A–Z

About me

I am a doctoral student with a special interest in social psychology and psychometry. My dissertation focuses on measurement problems regarding morality and values, and my studies on the subject have mainly consisted of in-depth analyzes of popular questionnaires within the field using item response theory methodology. In connection to this, my dissertation project has become highly centered around the development of computer software, theory, and grahpical methods based on descriptive multidimensional item response theory for three-dimensional item analysis.

In addition to the above, my research interest has led to a strong focus on understanding other social psychological relevant constructs for morality, such as empathy and sympathy and their counterparts in splitting, aggression, dichotomous thinking, and intolerance of ambiguity. Consequently, the developmental perspective, in the form of heritability, biological and cultural evolution, and the effect of complex trauma, follows as an important area for my project, given their importance for the formation of the individual's values and personality in a broader context. In addition to psychology, I have also a great interest in philosophy, mainly the philosophy of consciousness and Eastern philosophical traditions.

Publications

Forsberg, E. (2024). D3mirt: Descriptive 3D multidimensional item response theory Modeling (R package version 2.0.4) [Computer software]. https://CRAN.R-project.org/package=D3mirt

Forsberg, E., & Sjöberg, A. (2024). A Validation Study of the Extended Relevance Scale Using the D3mirt Package for R. Measurement: Interdisciplinary Research and Perspectives. https://doi.org/10.1080/15366367.2023.2282418

Forsberg, E., & Sjöberg, A. (2021). Tracing Morals: Reconstructing the Moral Foundations Questionnaire in New Zealand and Sweden Using Mokken Scale Analysis and Optimal Scaling Procedure. Journal of Applied Measurement, 22(1/2), 60-82. Preprint: https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.11795.96800

Forsberg, E., Nilsson, A., & Jörgensen, Ö. (2019). Moral dichotomization at the heart of prejudice : The role of moral foundations and intolerance of ambiguity in generalized prejudice. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 10(8), 1002–1010. https://doi.org/10.1177/1948550618817347

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