‘Mental instability’ must be considered when looking for motive behind attack: psychologist
What makes Monday’s horrific van attack so deeply terrifying is almost the “banality” of the new violence, said an expert… More
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Polluted Air May Pollute Our Morality
Data from archival and experimental studies indicate that exposure to air pollution, either physically or mentally, is linked with unethical behavior such as crime and cheating… More
A New Look at the Killing of Kitty Genovese: The Science of False Confessions
Kitty Genovese’s murder caught the attention of the public and psychological scientists alike, but new research indicates we’ve had the story all wrong for the last 50 years… More
Whether Eyewitness Memory or DNA, Contaminated Forensic Evidence Is Unreliable
Decades of psychological research have revealed the weaknesses of eyewitness testimony, but APS Fellow John T. Wixted points to a real-life murder conviction to illustrate how DNA evidence can be just as fallible… More
Police Lineups: The Science of Getting It Right
Discover: One night in 1984, a man broke into Jennifer Thompson’s apartment and raped her at knifepoint. Throughout the attack… More
You may think the world is falling apart. Steven Pinker is here to tell you it isn’t.
Vox: If there’s anyone who can put this moment into context, it’s the Harvard psychology professor and polymath Steven Pinker… More