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Bystander Psychology: Why Some Witnesses to Crime Do Nothing | Healthland | TIME.com - 18 views

  • Mike McQueary, who is still employed by Penn State; he witnessed child rape firsthand in 2002, when he was a graduate assistant coach, but did not alert the police
    • Sam Skinner
       
      I think this is not a smart move because when people find out that you knew and didn't say anything about it you may get in trouble for that alone
  • But social psychology research on “bystander” behavior suggests that many of us might actually turn away.
    • Sam Skinner
       
      how would this test this because maybe people would react differently when  they know they are being tested to when they are not
Sam Skinner

What Makes Us Moral - A to Z Health Guide 2007 - TIME - 16 views

  • Of course, the fact is, that child will sometimes hit and won't feel particularly bad about it either—unless he's caugh
    • Sam Skinner
       
      Some kids might think it is funny to punch someone but when they get caught they realize it is a mean thing to do and they feel bad
Sam Skinner

What Makes Us Moral - A to Z Health Guide 2007 - TIME - 5 views

  • What does, or ought to, separate us then is our highly developed sense of morality, a primal understanding of good and bad, of right and wrong
    • Sam Skinner
       
      I think this sense of morality is passed down through generations. This could be the reason why some people make bad desicions because it was passed down in their family
Sam Skinner

Teaching Kids How to Break Up Nicely - NYTimes.com - 23 views

  • Is it O.K. to unfriend your last girlfriend if you can’t stop looking at her profile?
    • Sam Skinner
       
      I think you shouldn't unfriend your last girlfriend unless you are completely obsessed 
  • racing to update your relationship status after a breakup
    • Sam Skinner
       
      I think that you should not race to do this I think you should do this when you have time
  • “Face It, Don’t Facebook It
Sam Skinner

Obama remembers September 11 with message of tolerance - CNN - 40 views

  • Americans planned to make their voices heard on Park51, the proposed Islamic center two blocks from where the World Trade Center once stood. Rallies were planned for Saturday afternoon
    • Sam Skinner
       
      I think that there should not be a Islamic center so close to ground zero
Sam Skinner

The Power of Birth Order - TIME - 21 views

    • Sam Skinner
       
      I never knew all these people had brothers
  • The importance of birth order has been known—or at least suspected—for years.
    • Sam Skinner
       
      what if I am an only child
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  • "'I'm a middle-born, so that explains everything in my life'—it's just not like that."
    • Sam Skinner
       
      I think just because of the birth order dosnt mean you cant try your best
Sam Skinner

Mark Moffett Ants | The 'Jane Goodall of ants' - Los Angeles Times - 45 views

  • I grew up reading adventure stories and science fiction
    • Sam Skinner
       
      my favorite generes right now
  • Clearly, ants rule the Amazon basin
    • Sam Skinner
       
      how many species are there?
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  • Mass hunting is searching in a group. It's something like a fox hunt, but with thousands or millions involved. Only army ants and a few others mass hunt
    • Sam Skinner
       
      thats a lot of places to go to find such a common thing as an ant
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