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Morbid curiosity:
What is morbid curiosity, what causes it, and how does it influence behaviour?
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Overview

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example of morbidly curious media

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  • Case Study on morbid curiosity in college students (Harrison & Frederick, 2020)
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  • importance of the topic
  • Overview of what will be covered in the chapter


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Focus questions:

  • What is morbid curiosity?
  • What causes morbid curiosity?
  • How does morbid curiosity influence behaviour?

Morbid curiosity

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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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Influence of morbid curiosity on behaviour

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* Scrivner's study of morbid curiosity and behaviour
  • Morbidly curious people are rebellious, socially curious, and low in animal reminder disgust.

Media

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  • How does morbid curiosity present in media?
  • Why?
  • Types
  • How does media influence morbid curiosity?

Conclusion

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See also

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References

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Edwards, E. (2020). Morbid curiosity, popular media, and thanatourism. Australian Journal of Parapsychology , 20(2), 113–138. https://search.informit.org/doi/abs/10.3316/informit.619378616220278

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

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