Psychology | Aggression

Bystander Behaviour | Videos Written by Keiron Walsh
The rape and murder of Kitty Genovese in 1964 which was allegedly* witnessed by 38 people who did not respond to her cries for help, sparked a great deal of research into the behaviour of bystanders…

Written on Thursday, 05 June 2008 06:09 in Altruism and Bystander Behaviour
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Its Kitty Genovese all over again Written by Keiron Walsh
It's Kitty Genovese All Over Again Many newspapers are reporting today that passers by ignored a 78 year old man who lay helpless on the ground after being hit by a car in a 'hit and…

Written on Saturday, 07 June 2008 10:34 in Misc
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Childhood Obsessions and Compulsions Make OCD More Likely in Adulthood Written by Keiron Walsh
New research involving collaboration between Spanish and British researchers, has found a link between childhood obsessions and compulsions, and the development of obsessive-compulsive disorder in adulthood. Children who have repeated periods of obsessions and compulsions have…

Written on Wednesday, 04 March 2009 17:45 in Psychopathology
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