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Prompt #84: Infidelity

What kind of man cheats on his wife? The results of this study may surprise you. For men, significant predictors of infidelity are personality variables, including propensity for sexual excitation...

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Prompt #100 The Malleability of Memory

The old commercial asked, “Is it real, or is it Memorex?” Perhaps a better question would be “Is that a lie, or did you just forget?” “The fallibility of memory is well established in the scientific...

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Prompt #142 Psychological Manipulation

How do men manipulate women into acting against their own best interests, even against their safety? Researchers listened to telephone conversations between 17 accused male abusers in a Washington...

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Prompt #234 Moral Disengagement

“We often hear that people who feel envious of their colleagues try to bring them down by spreading negative rumours, withholding useful information, or secretly sabotaging their work,” says Prof....

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Prompt #257 Childhood Friendships

In a Duke University study out November 22, researchers found that pre-teen girls may not be any better at friendships than boys, despite previous research suggesting otherwise. The findings suggest...

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Prompt #283 Corporate Responsibility

New findings from researchers at Boston College and Northwestern University show that the more cohesive a group appears — be it a corporation, political party, governmental entity, pro sports team or...

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Prompt #285 Defending the System

When we’re threatened we defend ourselves — and our systems. Before 9/11, for instance, President George W. Bush was sinking in the polls. But as soon as the planes hit the World Trade Center, the...

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Prompt #420 Word of the Week – Quisling

quisling: (pejorative) A traitor who collaborates with the enemy. Fiction Writing Prompt: Write a story or poem using the word of the week. Journaling Prompt: Write about a time when you felt...

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Prompt #647 The Words of a Traitor

The words of a traitor cut deeper than any blade, forged by the hand of man. – DeWayne Kunkel, Blackthorn Fiction Writing Prompt: Write a story scene or poem about betrayal. Journaling Prompt: Write...

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Prompt # 1268 Institutional Betrayal

… institutional betrayal is a dimensional phenomenon, with acts of omission and commission as well as instances of betrayal that may vary on how clearly systemic they are at the outset. Institutional...

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