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Why Did He Do It?

By Ira Hyman on November 6, 2009 in Mental Mishaps

This week a horrible tragedy occurred at Ft. Hood army base.  According to the news reports, an army major went on a shooting spree.  In the period since the news broke, a consistent focus of discussion has been:  Why did he do it?  These discussions will tell us more about the beliefs of the people talking than the actual motive of Major Hasan.  Read More

good points

Submitted by Nathan A. Heflick, Ph.D. on November 6, 2009 - 8:24pm.

good points!

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Ira Hyman

Ira E. Hyman, Jr., Ph.D., is a Professor of Psychology at Western Washington University.

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