“According to most studies, people’s number one fear is public speaking. Death is number two. Does that sound right? This means to the average person, if you go to a funeral, you’re better off in the casket than doing the eulogy.” Jerry Seinfeld The vast majority of people rank fear of public speaking as number […]
Psychologist Elizabeth Loftus has been particularly concerned with how subsequent information can affect an eyewitness’s account of an event. Loftus’ findings indicate that memory for an event that has been witnessed is highly flexible. If someone is exposed to new information during the interval between witnessing the event and recalling it, this new information may
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Leon Festinger Cognitive dissonance was first investigated by Leon Festinger, arising out of a participant observation study of a cult which believed that the earth was going to be destroyed by a flood, and what happened to its members – particularly the really committed ones who had given up their homes and jobs to work
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The level of accuracy of a lie detector depends on whom you talk to about it. Both sides of the argument have the same research to look at, but they come to very different conclusions. The lie detector test (or polygraph, to give its official name) is a fascinating topic. Did you know that the term “lie detector” is
Psychology, Biology Or Both The term bystander effect refers to the tendency for people to be inactive in high danger situations due to the presence of other bystanders. Thus, people tend to help more when alone than in a group. The implications for this theory have been widely studied by a variety of researchers, but
During the fall 2022 semester, five female University of Idaho students lived in a rented off-campus residence in the rural college town of Moscow, Idaho. The three-story home had six bedrooms, two on each floor.There had not been a murder in the city since 2015. In the early morning of November 13, 2022, four University of Idaho
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Mary Bell’s note The police dismissed this incident. Four days later, Mary Bell appeared at the Brown’s residence, asking to see Martin, reminded of the tragedy. She told his grieving mother: “Oh, I know he’s dead. I wanted to see him in his coffin.“ Also, she had developed a reputation as a “show off”, so
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Sonya Massey called the police to report a suspected prowler outside her home. Sonya Massey was shot and killed by former deputy Sean Grayson on July 6, 2024. Sean Grayson, 30, ex-deputy, was indicted on Wednesday, on July 17, 2024 on charges of first-degree murder, aggravated battery and official misconduct. The charges come nearly two
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Chronic abuse? Gregor was arrested and charged in March 2022. Christopher Gregor was charged with killing his 6-year-old son Corey three years ago in Stafford Township. He was found guilty of endangering the welfare of a child and aggravated manslaughter. ”She’s a special kind of dirtbag,” Gregor said, referring to Corey’s mother, Breanna Micciolo. Corey Micciolo
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Theodore Robert Cowell was born in Burlington, Vermont on 24th November 1946. His mother Louise was unmarried, and her pregnancy was the result of a fling with an alleged sailor, who abandoned her. In 1946, it was not considered acceptable to bear a child out of wedlock, and Louise opted to give birth in the