In a study of behavior during the Holocaust, political scientist [UCI Distinguished Professor] Kristen Monroe analyzed in-depth interviews to examine the moral psychology of genocide: Who participated, who did nothing and who rescued people? Rescuers felt compelled to help others. … Monroe explained that “rescuers had a strong sense of themselves as people who we...

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