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Criminals are everywhere, and their actions can often be puzzling. In the video titled "The Craziest Criminals Ever," we witness the top five craziest criminals ever. The first case in Sarasota, Florida, involved a woman driving a car without a tire, completely oblivious to the situation. The chaotic encounter with law enforcement showed her uncooperative and resisting arrest, showcasing her erratic behavior. Similarly, in Trenton, New Jersey, a chaotic car chase ensued when a woman tried to evade the police with her child in the car. Despite the dangerous situation, the woman continued to resist arrest, putting the safety of her child at ri...... Read Full article on HadNews

One of the primary motivators of human behavior is avoiding regret. Before the legendary behavioral economists Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky formalized prospect theory and loss aversion, they believed that regret avoidance was at the root of the human behaviors they were studying. However, they learned that there are behaviors that regret avoidance could not explain and were led to a broader picture. Let’s take a look at a simple game that sheds a bit more light on the psychology of regret. I have two dice — one red, one white — and two identical cups. I secretly place one die under each cup (no trickery), mix them up, and ask you to sele...... Read Full article on HadNews

Most God-fearing Americans feel the Almighty has got their back: Some 97 percent of those who believe in the God of the Bible say God has protected them at some point. So how does believing one has a buffer against harm affect a person’s approach to risk? Do believers take more risks, thinking God will ultimately save them from bad outcomes, or do they take fewer, fearing God would want them to feel the effects of risky decisions? York University psychologist Cindel White and colleagues at the University of British Columbia ran a survey study to find out. “We wanted to know whether thinking about God affected taking risks in their ...... Read Full article on HadNews

Do you have an uncle who believes vaccines cause autism but refuses to study the reams of research showing them to be safe? What about a friend who avoids information about factory animal farming so they can eat cheap meat guilt-free? Or how about that CEO who claims their business is ethically minded, yet doesn’t investigate its supply chain for exploitation of the environment or the impoverished? Each is an example of what psychologists call willful ignorance — the intentional act of avoiding information that reveals the negative consequences of one’s actions. Not to judge: We all have a place in our lives where we look the other way and p...... Read Full article on HadNews