▁years ▁old , ▁he ▁tried ▁to ▁assist ▁an ▁elder ly ▁neighbor ▁who ▁was ▁having ▁a ▁heart ▁attack . ▁Some ▁of ▁his ▁friends ▁fro ze ▁in ▁the ▁moment . ▁The ▁man ▁died , ▁but ▁the ▁experience ▁later ▁spark ed ▁a ▁scientific ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁psych ology ▁of ▁hero ic ▁actions . ▁He ▁earned ▁an ▁under grad uate ▁degree ▁and ▁a ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁S ask atch ew an ▁and ▁a ▁Ph D ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁London . ▁Between ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁Far ley ▁taught ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Wisconsin – Mad ison . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁Laura ▁H . ▁Car nell ▁Professor ▁of ▁Edu c ational ▁Psych ology ▁at ▁Temple ▁University . ▁ ▁Far ley ▁was ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁A ER A ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 – 1 9 8 1 . ▁He ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors ▁for ▁the ▁International ▁Society ▁for ▁the ▁Study ▁of ▁Ind ividual ▁D iffer ences ▁( I SS ID ) ▁between ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁A PA ▁president ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁For ▁the ▁period ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 4 - 2 0 1 6 , ▁Far ley ▁represents ▁Division ▁ 3 2 ▁( So ci ety ▁for ▁Human istic ▁Psych ology ) ▁on ▁the ▁A PA ▁Council ▁of ▁Representatives . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Society ▁for ▁the ▁Study ▁of ▁Peace