What Covid-19 Teaches Us About Human Behaviour

5th May 2020

From the Daily Telegraph.

Conspiracy theories, panic buying and scapegoating are all common trends during times of crisis. But why?

What can our response to pandemics tell us about our social psychologies? Do we panic? What drives us to help one another? And what advice do experts give government based on our behaviours?

In the latest in the Telegraph Decodes series we unpack the psychology and behaviours of the day, from panic buying and conspiracy theories to a rise in mental health problems.

Contributors in this film:

Professor Sir Simon Wessely - Regius Chair of Psychiatry, King's College London

Professor Stephen Reicher - Wardlaw Professor of Psychology, University of St. Andrews

Linda Blair - Clinical Psychologist and Psychology Journalist.

Bryony Gordon - Telegraph Journalist and Mental Health Campaigner

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