Kurt Lewin (1890–1947) German-American psychologist
Source: 1940s, Action research and minority problems, 1946, p. 35.
“I summarize more than 30 years of research on factors that can create a "perfect storm" which leads good people to engage in evil actions.”
In his introduction to his site on The Lucifer Effect (2007) http://www.lucifereffect.com/ <br class="br">Context: I summarize more than 30 years of research on factors that can create a "perfect storm" which leads good people to engage in evil actions. This transformation of human character is what I call the "Lucifer Effect," named after God's favorite angel, Lucifer, who fell from grace and ultimately became Satan.<br>Rather than providing a religious analysis, however, I offer a psychological account of how ordinary people sometimes turn evil and commit unspeakable acts.
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