Social psychological research isn't negative, and its message fosters compassion, not cynicism

Behavioral and Brain Sciences 27 (3):354-355 (2004)
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Abstract

Krueger & Funder (K&F) correctly identify work on conformity, obedience, bystander (non)intervention, and social cognition as among social psychology's most memorable contributions, but they incorrectly portray that work as stemming from a “negative research orientation.” Instead, the work they cite stimulates compassion for the human actor by revealing the enormous complexity involved in deciding what to think and do in difficult, uncertain situations.

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