New research explores why people ultimately engage in ideological violence
New research explores why people ultimately engage in ideological violence Learning more about what motivates people to join violent ideological groups and engage in acts of cruelty against others is of great social and societal importance. New research from Assistant Professor of Psychology at NYUAD Jocelyn Bélanger explores the idea of ideological obsession as a form of addictive behavior that is central to understanding why people ultimately engage in ideological violence, and how best to help them break this addiction. In the new study, The Sociocognitive Processes of Ideological Obsessi...
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