Who do you want to be like -- Captain Francesco Schetino, the disgraced Captain of the sinking Costa Concordia off the coast of Italy or the Italian Coast Guard Captain Gregaria De Falco who ordered the Costa Concordia Captain to return to his ship to aid passengers?
Simple eh?
But, if you would to be like Falco in a similar situations you had better watch your company according to psychology professor Sam Sommers of Tufts University.
He warns, "We may like to think that that we would play the part of the Good Samaritan in situations like this, but the reality may not be so simple.
"Our behaviours and attitudes change, depending on our surroundings and the company we keep."
Makes sense. Remember that old adage about, "Bird of a feather..."?
For more information on this topic and Sommers new book see the January 19, Globe and Mail and the article, "Hero or coward? It all depends on the situation" by Wency Leung
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