Psychology Of Terrorism: 'Fused' People Want To Die For Their Group
Thursday, August 12, 2010 - 12:28
in Psychology & Sociology
The majority of "fused" people, those who view themselves as completely immersed in a group, are willing to commit extreme acts for the good of their compatriots, says research soon to appear in Psychological Science. In the study, the researchers recruited 506 college students at the Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia in Spain. Based on the students' answers in online questionnaires, the researchers identified 38 percent of the participants as "fused" as compared to "non-fused," with Spain. They then measured their self-sacrificial behaviors. read more