[post_page_title]A psychologist takes interest[/post_page_title]
Wheeler went to jail, and to any history books wishing to depict stupid criminals, but his story would have a more lasting impact – not on crime but in social psychology. It was precisely in one of those history books that his story was discovered by Cornell psychology professor David Dunning, who took to wondering whether a broader, more universal theme could be gleaned from the case, not necessarily regarding criminals but people in general. What his research turned up was… that he was absolutely right.