The Damaging Effects of Pornography

Most of us are familiar with pornography, whether it is online or offline. The popularity of porn has grown over recent years due to online accessibility. If you do not know what pornography is, it can be defined as “any sexually explicit material that you can find...

The Bystander Effect

On March 13, 1964, a 28 year old woman was stabbed to death in Queens, NY. This woman’s name was Kitty Genovese, and her story inspired psychologists Bibb Latane and John Darley to coin the “bystander effect”. As Kitty was being assaulted, there were 38 bystanders...

Cohesion and Team Performance

If you have ever been a part of a sports team, you may be aware of how cohesion affects team performance. Cohesion can be defined as “a dynamic process which is reflected in the tendency of a group to stick together and remain united in the pursuit of its instrumental...

Racism and Microaggressions

Racism can be defined as “bias against an individual or a group of individuals based on the individual’s or group members’ race/ethnicity (Gruman et al., 2017). Racism has been an issue for humans for as long as we can remember. Even though we are making positive...