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...Saddam Hussein, death row murderers, and George W. Bush, to name a few common targets. Pointing fingers seems like the easiest course of action whenever a problem arises. “I could never do what they do,” we tell ourselves. But as famed psychologist Philip Zimbardo reminds us, we are all capable of distasteful, even evil, actions, given the right situation.As anyone who has taken an introductory psychology course knows, Zimbardo was the creator and lead experimenter in the infamous Stanford Prison Experiment (SPE) of 1971, which resulted in the “dominant conclusion?...
...dating violence, harassment, or stalking incidents.”And the records are similarly private at University Health Services, where Harvard students would presumably go for urgent care.“I don’t have access to records,” said Maureen Rezendes, a staff psychologist. “And it’s really too difficult to keep track of how many and what exactly are sexual assault cases.”THE OLD FILING CABINETThe lack of statistics can complicate efforts to offer resources.RESPONSE staff say they receive about 25-35 calls and drop...
...Adda, being hot means doing the unexpected like “streaking [through] Quincy dining hall...at 3 am.” Next year she will “save the world, one crazy person at a time” as she works toward becoming a psychologist. Brandolini d’Adda claims her peak was Pre-frosh weekend 2003, but FM thinks the best is yet to come...
...Virginia Tech killings, Cho's graphically awful writings - playlets that deal with the molestation of young boys - began appearing on websites. The writings are not proof that he experienced similar mistreatment, but they certainly raise questions. "These things can percolate for years," says N. G. Berrill, a forensic psychologist and professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City. "Quite often there is an early event where they are submitted to violence or are marginalized...
...brain doesn't even finish laying down all its wiring until deep into the second decade of life - far beyond the babyhood years in which scientists once believed this basic work got done. "Adolescents tend to take more risks in general and tend to be more impulsive," says psychologist William Pollack, of McLean Hospital in Boston. "Boys [especially] are socialized into the idea that such behavior...