Reference no: EM13886371

1. Does peer pressure influence young people to engage in risqué behaviours (i.e., unprotected sex, chronic alcohol or substance abuse, etc...)?

2. Does participating in interactive violent video games cause young people to act out more violently in real life?

3. Are children raised in large families any more alike than children born and raised in any other home?

4. Why do some young people watch another young person being beaten or raped and do nothing to assist that victim?

5. Is it possible to reliably detect deception when someone is lying simply by watching their facial expressions?

6. Are people who carry personal weapons for protection (i.e., pepper spray, Tasers, handguns, etc...) more likely to behave more aggressively?

7. Why do women seem have more ‘nightmare' type of dreams than men do?

8. Why is it important to have first responders (i.e., police, paramedics, emergency nurses) prepare their own statements (and/or notes) as soon as practicable?

9. How would psychologists likely explain the use of violent interrogation techniques (i.e., torture, waterboarding, etc...) used against Al Qaeda prisoners by soldiers?

10. Are there more cases of ADHD (Attention Deficit Hypertension Disorder) today, or is this simply a convenient label schools use for those children who are not well behaved?

11. Are the pre-game rituals many athletes practice (e.g., hockey and baseball players, etc...) nothing more than superstitious behaviours and self-fulfilling prophesies?

12. Why is the debate concerning the influence of birth order as a measure of intellectual capacity and personality becoming less relevant in society as time goes on?

13. Why do people who seem to be normal and healthy individuals abuse the aged and vulnerable people with our society?