Keyword: crowd psychology

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The Myth of the Unruly Mob July 28, 2009

Host: Armand DiMele
Category: Emotions & Inner Life, Society, Culture & Current Events

Crowd violence and panic are far rarer than we assume, and heavy-handed control often causes the very chaos it aims to prevent. Armand DiMele surveys research on crowd psychology to argue that people in groups default toward cooperation and mutual care, not irrationality.

Human Gullibility and Financial Madness with Bernard Starr January 21, 2009

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Dr. Bernard Starr
Category: Emotions & Inner Life, Society, Culture & Current Events

Why do smart people fall for scams, bubbles, and collective delusions? Armand DiMele and Dr. Bernard Starr, PhD, Psychologist, trace the psychology of gullibility from the Dutch tulip mania and the South Sea Company to the dot-com crash and Bernie Madoff, examining how situation, cognition, emotion, and social pressure leave us all vulnerable.