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The Cost of Standing Up for What Is Right

Many morally courageous people in history are praised after great sacrifices are made; is there a way for people to support their bravery in the moment instead?

Many morally courageous people in history are praised after great sacrifices are made; is there a way for people to support their bravery in the moment instead?

Selling Human Nature Short

Let’s teach psychology students about the positive aspects of human nature, rather than highlighting the negative. Early flawed theories and studies have "sold human nature short."

Let’s teach psychology students about the positive aspects of human nature, rather than highlighting the negative. Early flawed theories and studies have "sold human nature short."

Should You Be a Bystander or Not? It Can Be a Hard Choice

A Personal Perspective: I was walking through an airport when I saw someone who I thought may have overdosed. I wasn't sure what to do.

A Personal Perspective: I was walking through an airport when I saw someone who I thought may have overdosed. I wasn't sure what to do.

How to Ask for Help So You Get What You Need

Can you ask for help when you need it? Learn how to ask in an effective and respectful way to get what you need and protect the relationship, too.

Can you ask for help when you need it? Learn how to ask in an effective and respectful way to get what you need and protect the relationship, too.

Why People Rush to Engage in Heroic Altruism

Emergencies often feature acts of heroic altruism. Why do people impulsively risk their lives for others? Because we are interconnected through empathy.

Emergencies often feature acts of heroic altruism. Why do people impulsively risk their lives for others? Because we are interconnected through empathy.

How a Short Film Gave Me Courage to Stop a Fight

A Personal Perspective: Moviegoers and readers can train for real life by consuming quality work that provokes thought and action.

A Personal Perspective: Moviegoers and readers can train for real life by consuming quality work that provokes thought and action.

AI and Our Future Roundabout

Using the term “black box” to refer to AI is notable in that the black box is usually what we look for after an accident, not before.

Using the term “black box” to refer to AI is notable in that the black box is usually what we look for after an accident, not before.

Avoiding Ineffective Allyship

Here's how to ensure your allyship behaviors go beyond good intentions.

Here's how to ensure your allyship behaviors go beyond good intentions.

Sex Traffickers: The Hidden Role of Women

Although sex trafficking is traditionally seen as a male-perpetrated offense, female traffickers may be more common than male traffickers.

Although sex trafficking is traditionally seen as a male-perpetrated offense, female traffickers may be more common than male traffickers.

What We Find Inside Us When Searching for Missing People

Psychologically sophisticated questioning by police could powerfully assist the family in providing better information about where a missing person might be.

Psychologically sophisticated questioning by police could powerfully assist the family in providing better information about where a missing person might be.

What to Do When You See Kids (or Parents) Misbehave

Have you ever given someone a dirty look because their child was acting up in public? Here's a new approach.

Have you ever given someone a dirty look because their child was acting up in public? Here's a new approach.

How to Stop Workplace Bullying

Unfortunately, workplace bullying is on the rise. Here’s what you can do to protect yourself.

Unfortunately, workplace bullying is on the rise. Here’s what you can do to protect yourself.

The Anatomy of Everyday Evil

A new inventory serves as a foundation to further public health by identifying the many facets of maleficence.

A new inventory serves as a foundation to further public health by identifying the many facets of maleficence.

The Best Way to Stop a Bully

What kind of person takes the most effective action to stop a bully, or to help out a victim? Anyone who witnesses a bullying incident.

What kind of person takes the most effective action to stop a bully, or to help out a victim? Anyone who witnesses a bullying incident.

Work Shouldn’t Hurt: The Cycle of Toxic Work Cultures

Is work making you sick? Work shouldn't hurt. Learn how toxic cultures perpetuate bad behavior and what can be done about it.

Is work making you sick? Work shouldn't hurt. Learn how toxic cultures perpetuate bad behavior and what can be done about it.

Does Whistleblowing Work?

Recently, a whistleblower won a $200 million award for speaking out against a major bank. But will this prevent the next corporate scandal?

Recently, a whistleblower won a $200 million award for speaking out against a major bank. But will this prevent the next corporate scandal?

How Practitioners Can Better Address Microaggressions

Health care and mental health practitioners can contribute to the reduction of bias and microaggressions through increased awareness and practice.

Health care and mental health practitioners can contribute to the reduction of bias and microaggressions through increased awareness and practice.

Bystanders to Upstanders: Speaking Out Against Bullying

Bystanders of workplace abuse often turn a blind eye or join ranks with the abuser. How can we help bystanders transform into upstanders?

Bystanders of workplace abuse often turn a blind eye or join ranks with the abuser. How can we help bystanders transform into upstanders?

A Bystander Training Intervention Could Save a Life

Should I say something? Training students to intervene when they recognize a friend is struggling may play an important role in reducing the college student mental health crisis.

Should I say something? Training students to intervene when they recognize a friend is struggling may play an important role in reducing the college student mental health crisis.

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