If you were walking down the street and saw a fight, would you call the cops? If someone you barely know, on Facebook, mentioned ending their life would you reach out and help? Most people probably ...

Imagine you're in a huge crowd of people walking down a busy street. You see a person fall to the ground nearby, would you help? Though most people instinctively say yes, research in social psychology ...

The bystander effect can create friendship decay, using the excuses of convenience and space. Here's how to identify when you should step in for a friend. The “bystander effect” is something we all ...

From the placebo effect to the bystander effect, psychology is filled with fascinating patterns. These effects reveal the ...

Earlier this week, a 16-year old Long Island, New York boy, Khaseen Morris, was ambushed by several juveniles on his way home from school. Khaseen was brutally beaten and stabbed to death as many of ...

Why do mobs sometimes just watch when violence erupts, even as the very marrow of your bones screams to do something? That viral beating that took place in Cincinnati recently, and was watched by ...

College marks one of the most exciting and monumental chapters in a young person’s life. It is a time often defined by independence, discovery, and new opportunities. Yet for many students, it’s their ...

In February 1993, 2-year-old James Bulger was abducted from a shopping centre in Liverpool, England, before being murdered hours later. The most shocking element of this case is often considered to be ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Design by Haylee Bohm. On Sept. 25, Tara and I were walking together from Mason Hall when two guys ...