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Mass Killings May Have Created Contagion, Feeding on Itself
The New York Times: The horrifying rash of massacres during this violent summer suggests that public, widely covered rampage killings have led to a kind of contagion, prompting a small number of people with strong
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Violent video games and real violence: there’s a link but it’s not so simple
The Conversation: Public debate on the effects of violent video games can become especially contentious in the wake of a rampage shooting, such as the recent killing of nine people in Munich. If it is
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With Coercive Control, the Abuse Is Psychological
The New York Times: Lisa Fontes’s ex-boyfriend never punched her, or pulled her hair. But he hacked into her computer, and installed a spy cam in her bedroom, and subtly distanced her from her friends
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How Do Nature And Nurture Combine To Make Us Who We Are?
NPR: Psychologist Steven Pinker describes how far we’ve come in understanding how both nature and nurture make us … us. Harvard psychology professor Steven Pinker questions the very nature of our thoughts — the way
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Clinical Psychological Science Illuminates Need for Multilevel Studies of Antisocial Behavior
Antisocial behavior is a construct in clinical psychological science that encompasses many different behaviors and diagnoses. Behaviors as common as cheating, lying, and use of illicit substances are considered antisocial, as are aggression, theft, and
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Who Will Become a Terrorist? Research Yields Few Clues
The New York Times: WASHINGTON — The brothers who carried out suicide bombings in Brussels last week had long, violent criminal records and had been regarded internationally as potential terrorists. But in San Bernardino, Calif., last
