Author: Darin
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Bystander Effect: The Myth about Kitty Genovese
Every Introduction to Psychology and Social Psychology course has a discussion about the bystander effect. And, inevitably, the phenomenon is coupled with the story about Kitty Genovese. Kitty was a New York City bartender who was killed near her residence. According to the story, multiple people heard Kitty’s screams for help, but they did nothing.…
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Some Sovereign Citizens: Trump will be President
Even though the U.S. Congress certified the 2020 Presidential electoral college results on January 7th, individuals have continued to spread conspiracy theories on how President Trump will actual retain the presidency for another four years. Anyone with a foundational knowledge of American civics know this is not the true; however, it is interesting to parse…
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Harmony Between the QAnon and Sovereign Citizen Movements?
In the past several months, we have seen a significant increase of reporting on the QAnon phenomenon or movement. Among those who participated in yesterday’s riot at the U.S. Capitol were supporters of the QAnon movement. The term “QAnon supporters” generally describes individuals who believe in a wide-range of conspiracy theories, including that a secret…
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Warnings of an Uptick in Sovereign Citizen activity?
Last week, the “sovereign citizens of the Great State of Arizona” attempted to submit their electoral college votes early. They sent notarized documents to the National Archives in an attempt to give 11 electoral college votes to President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence. While this attempt failed, could this be signs of an…
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Personality and e-Learning: Can Just Anyone Learn Effectively?
Having worked in the e-Learning field for over 15 years, I have heard dozens of students tell me “I’m just not a computer person” or “I learn best when I am in a classroom”. Or, maybe “I love PowerPoint-based lectures”. Actually, I haven’t had any student tell me the last statement, but you get the…