Motivation and emotion/Book/2024/Morbid curiosity
What is morbid curiosity, what causes it, and how does it influence behaviour?
Overview
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- Case Study on morbid curiosity in college students (Harrison & Frederick, 2020)
- Key concepts
- importance of the topic
- Overview of what will be covered in the chapter
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Morbid curiosity
[edit | edit source]Definitions
- Breaking down the concept
- What is curiosity?
- What is considered morbid?
- What is morbid curiosity?
Types of morbid curiosity
- Based on the Scrivner's morbid curiosity scale
- Minds of dangerous people
- Paranormal danger
- Violence
- Body violation
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Causes of morbid curiosity
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- Social
Influence of morbid curiosity on behaviour
[edit | edit source]* Scrivner's study of morbid curiosity and behaviour
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Media
[edit | edit source]- How does morbid curiosity present in media?
- Why?
- Types
- How does media influence morbid curiosity?
Conclusion
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- quiz to test knowledge
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See also
[edit | edit source]- Morbid Curiosity (magazine) (Wikipedia)
- Motivation and emotion/Book/2018/Curiosity (Book chapter, 2018)
- Motivation and emotion/Book/2021/Mass murder motivation (Book chapter, 2021)
References
[edit | edit source]Harbison Ruedisili, Hanna Rose, "Investigating the Psychology of Morbid Curiosity: The Role of Needing to Know" (2023). Psychology Honors Projects. 54
Harrison, M. A., & Frederick, E. J. (2020). Interested in serial killers? Morbid curiosity in college students. Current Psychology, 41(6). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-020-00896-w
Oosterwijk, S. (2017). Choosing the negative: A behavioral demonstration of morbid curiosity. PLOS ONE, 12(7). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0178399
Scrivner , C. W. (2022). The Psychology of Morbid Curiosity (pp. 1–106) [PhD Dissertation]. https://www.proquest.com/docview/2681817637?pq-origsite=gscholar&fromopenview=true&sourcetype=Dissertations%20&%20Theses
Scrivner, C. (2021). The psychology of morbid curiosity: Development and initial validation of the morbid curiosity scale. Personality and Individual Differences, 183. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2021.111139
External links
[edit | edit source]- Journalist Hayley Campbell’s morbid curiosity saw her spend two years researching the death industry (ABC News)
- Morbid Curiosities (Laurence King Publishing)