The pain of torture can make the innocent seem guilty

Monday, October 26, 2009 - 13:42 in Psychology & Sociology

The rationale behind torture is that pain will make the guilty confess, but a new study by researchers at Harvard University finds that the pain of torture can make even the innocent seem guilty.

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