Key Sun Ph.D.

About

Key Sun, PhD, MSW, & MPH, has published in psychological and criminal justice journals and textbooks. He has also conducted some unique research on creating peace and overcoming conflict from a perspective of cross-cultural psychology. He can be reached by email: soleilcle@gmail.com

Books by Key Sun Ph.D.

Recent Posts

What Cognitive Rule Has the Power for Conflict Resolution?

Subjectively valid beliefs may be objectively invalid. All individuals operate as beings of developing awareness of reality with varying sagacity.

3 Features of Corporate Psychopaths’ Offensiveness

Corporate psychopaths' destruction involves the abuse of power to control and bully others.

Two Errors When Using Motivation to Explain Human Behavior

Why motivation is not a valid explanation for most human actions.

Asking for Consent When Making Decisions May Reduce Interpersonal Misperceptions

Besides preventing potential harm to others in some procedures, the practice of asking for consent may help reduce misperceptions in human communication.

Three Conceptual Problems With the Definitions of Racism

Although the term "racism" is often applied to explain a variety of intergroup conflict, it is subject to inconsistent, ambiguous, and sometimes conflicting interpretations.

Although the term "racism" is often applied to explain a variety of intergroup conflict, it is subject to inconsistent, ambiguous, and sometimes conflicting interpretations.

How Offenders' Distorted Cognitions Cause Hate Crimes

Misunderstanding the legal description of hate crimes puts blame on the victims. Hate crimes derive from perpetrators’ distorted cognition and disinformation.

Misunderstanding the legal description of hate crimes puts blame on the victims. Hate crimes derive from perpetrators’ distorted cognition and disinformation.

Would Greta Thunberg Advocate Picking Up Trash in the Park?

The dominant view on climate change and who's responsible for it may be restricting our sense of the scope of the crisis, and its solution.

The dominant view on climate change and who's responsible for it may be restricting our sense of the scope of the crisis, and its solution.

The Limits of Morality in Explaining and Solving Conflict

Although morality as a value-based rule is often used to explain and deal with human conflict and individual misconduct, its effects are mediated by an underlying cognitive factor.

Although morality as a value-based rule is often used to explain and deal with human conflict and individual misconduct, its effects are mediated by an underlying cognitive factor.

Two Examples of Misreporting COVID-19 Cases in the U.S.

The United States has neither the highest mortality rate for COVID-19 nor the highest infection rate in the world, according to World Health Organization.

The United States has neither the highest mortality rate for COVID-19 nor the highest infection rate in the world, according to World Health Organization.

Can Drugs Generate Mental Peace and Higher Consciousness?

Psychotropic medication, including magic mushrooms, is not a simple, quick, and easy panacea for mental health and interpersonal harmony. This post discusses the reasons.

Psychotropic medication, including magic mushrooms, is not a simple, quick, and easy panacea for mental health and interpersonal harmony. This post discusses the reasons.