Archive for November, 2010
Force Science News #163: New study: Anger sets the stage for seeing threats where none exist
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New study: Anger sets the stage for seeing threats where none exist
If you are angry when you confront a suspect, are you more likely to mistake a cell phone or other nonthreatening object in his hand for a gun?
Recent findings from university-based research suggest that indeed is the case. Through a series of time-pressured experiments, a behavioral science team at Northeastern University in Boston discovered, among other things, that: Read the rest of this entry »
