social psychology

  1. Forgiveness: Emotion Fades, Memories Stay Intact

    Forgiving someone who has wronged you does not make the past disappear — but new, large-scale research shows it reliably blunts the emotional sting those memories continue to deliver, with measurable effects on revenge, avoidance, and benevolence toward the offender. Background Forgiveness is...
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  2. VIDEO Stanford Prison Experiment

    The Stanford Prison experiment by Zimbardo matches only the breakthrough of the Milgram obedience test. In Milgram's test, humans were led to giving a fake patient a fatal electric shock. The shock wasn't real, so the people involved in the study thought they were doing it. Only around 10-15%...
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