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The Negative Bias

The tendency to automatically give more weightage, attention and meaning to the negative aspects of any event or situation is called Negative Bias.

A 2008 study by the American Psychological Association (APA) found that we tend to react towards or be curious about the negative experiences and stories around us, considerably more than the positive ones.

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Crime Stories As Coping Mechanisms

Consuming stories of crime and destruction can be beneficial too, as it acts as a coping mechanism for the various hardships that life has to offer. But too much of the same can have a reverse effect, making us feel chronically worried and depressed.

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Morbid Curiosity

As humans, we want to know the psychology of the bad people, who are also supposedly just as human as we are.

This creates a curiosity to know more about the deranged, criminal mind, and the other aspects of the scenario, like solving a jig-saw puzzle.

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Our Role-Playing Minds

Many people are fascinated by crime stories as they began to envision themselves as the person who is in that situation, and how they would plan their escape or face their biggest fears without risking themselves of any real danger.

They imagine themselves inside the disas...

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The Psychology Of Danger

Things and people that are potentially threatening command attention. Our survival instincts form our fascination with the stories of true crime.

Upon hearing an incident of danger or disaster, our brain's part called the amygdala, that is responsible for emotion...

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Pop Culture and The Fascination With Crime

Pop Culture and The Fascination With Crime

  • Several Top 20 podcasts, Netflix documentaries, books and TV shows point towards an obsession with crime stories that are based on reality.
  • The charismatic appeal of a murderer and the insane popularity of the true-crime ‘genre’ has been noted by many experts.
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Negativity Bias

Negativity Bias

Though issue arises when the mind only sees the negative. 

The term for this is called Negativity Bias, Negative experiences have a greater effect on us than positives experiences. This means we give more importance to the negative. 

Meaning we have a tendency to high...

The negativity bias

The negativity bias

The negativity bias happens when a person dwells on a negative event for a long period of time.

We tend to register negative stimuli every time we go through displeasing situations. This is because negative events have a bigger impact than those of positive ones on...

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