How can obedience and carrying out orders lead to horrific acts such as the Holocaust or the genocides in Rwanda, Cambodia, or Bosnia? For the most part, it is a mystery why obeying instructions from an authority can convince people to kill other human beings, sometimes without hesitation and with incredible cruelty. Combining social and cognitive neuroscience with real-life accounts from genocide perpetrators, this book sheds light on the process through which obedience influences cognition and behavior. Emilie Caspar, a leading expert in the field, translates this neuroscientific approach into a clear, uncomplicated explanation, even for those with no background in psychology or neuroscience. By better understanding humanity's propensity for direct orders to short-circuit our own independent decision-making, we can edge closer to effective prevention processes.
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- Authors:
- Caspar, Emilie A. (Universiteit Gent, Belgium)
- Year Published:
- 2024
- Country of Publication:
- United Kingdom
- Format:
- Hardback
- Illustrations Note:
- Worked examples or Exercises
- ISBN:
- 9781009385435
- Number of Pages:
- 261
- Publication Date:
- 25/07/2024
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- Language:
- English
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge
- SKU:
- 9781009385435