BYSTANDER RESPONSE
What is the Bystander Effect?
By Kendra Cherry
View video for further information about the Kitty Genovese case by clicking the image to the right.
By Kendra Cherry
View video for further information about the Kitty Genovese case by clicking the image to the right.
Vince Li CaseGreyhound bus killer found not criminally responsible
Read about the Vince Lit case by clicking the link above. Then complete the questions to the right. By clicking the image, you can watch THE FIFTH ESTATE's psychiatric review of Luka Magnotta and Vince Li. |
Vince Li Case Study Questions:
1. Why did the courts find Li not guilty of any criminal actions? How did the study of psychology play a role in the outcome of this case? 2. In what ways have psychologists been able to improve the lives of people suffering from issues like schizophrenia? 3. What concerns or questions might you still have about this kind of case? 4. What changes might you propose for the Criminal Code in the light of a case such as this one? 5. Take on the role of a parent (either of Li or McLean) and argue why the outcome is / is not appropriate in this situation. Attempt to maintain a distinct voice for your monologue. Where is Vince Li (as of 2018)? |
ESSENTIAL PROPONENTS and findings
SIGMUND FREUD - EXPLORING THE UNCONSCIOUS
IVAN PAVLOV B.F. SKINNER ALBERT BANDURA
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The Milgram Experiment (1962)
The Stanford ExperimentThe experiment was conducted from August 14–20, 1971 by a team of researchers led by psychology professor Philip Zimbardo at Stanford University.
Read Zimbardo's thoughts by clicking the link to the right. Questions: 1. What did the experiment teach us about the roles we play in society? 2. Why did visitors or witnesses not react or complain about the experiment? 3. In what ways did the experiment affect researchers' views on ethics for future generations? Watch Quiet Rage, a documentary with actual footage from the Stanford Experiment, below. (approx 55 minutes) |
A Narcissistic Epidemic?
"It's not all about you..."
FOLIE A DEUX
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"The term folie à deux includes several syndromes in which mental symptoms, particularly paranoid delusions, are transmitted from one person to one or more others with whom the apparent instigator is in some way intimately associated so that he or she and they come to share the same delusional ideas."
Check out A & E's report about some famous true crime examples of folie a deux. What are some other examples of this phenomenon? |