Social psychology; Conformity; Bandura, Albert, 1925-; Milgram, Stanley; Abu Ghraib Prison; Influence (Psychology); Persuasion (Psychology)
Social psychologist Philip Zimbardo offers an overview of the psychology of evil and his experience studying the phenomenon. Zimbardo defines evil as the exercise of power to do harm, and describes how good people can become evil. Zimbardo suggests...
Social Psychology; Uncertainty; Radicalism; Cognitive psychology; Sympathy; Fear
Kees van den Bos presents his research on attitudes toward radicalism and terrorism among adolescents in the Netherlands. He focuses on the social-psychological processes that lead people to defend their own cultural values rigorously and, in doing...
