3Qs: Immorality driven by corrupting influences
Thursday, July 7, 2011 - 13:30
in Psychology & Sociology
Notorious Boston gangster James "Whitey" Bulger who eluded authorities for more than 16 years is accused of murdering 19 people. Here, David DeSteno, associate professor of psychology at Northeastern University, who studies the role of emotion in social cognition and social behavior, assesses the mind of crime figures like Bulger and those who exalt them as heroes.