Loose Lips: The Psychology of Rumor During Crisis
Why do rumors proliferate in times of crisis? A look back at rumor control during WWII might provide lessons for what we do today.
Cathy Faye
Cathy Faye is a historian of psychology and the assistant director of the Cummings Center for the History of Psychology at the University of Akron. She has presented and published on a variety of topics, including the history of American social psychology, the intersection of science and social issues, and the study of rumor and morale during World War II. She is past president of the American Psychological Association’s Society for the History of Psychology.
A History of Panic Over Entertainment Technology
Parents and policy makers are often inundated with frightening claims about media and technology’s effects on kids. Is there any truth to these claims? Or have some scholars and journalists jumped the shark?