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Last edited by: marianmerritt on 09 May 2012 21:06

Calling all teen app developers! There’s a great contest to create an app specifically to address one of the biggest challenges in stopping the scourge of cyberbullying, getting bystanders to speak up. We’ve long known that one of the best ways to change a culture is to promote the right behaviors. Psychologists refer to this as social norming. The social norms approach has been used to curtail drinking on university campuses. In effect, by raising awareness of positive behavior, we can reduce the participation levels in negative behavior such as drinking or cyberbullying.

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