Terrorists Are Made, Not Born: Creating Terrorists Using Social Psychological Co

Terrorists Are Made, Not Born:
Creating Terrorists Using Social Psychological Conditioning Anthony Stahelski, Ph.D.
March 2004

Anthony Stahelski (mailto:stahelsa@cwu.edu) received his Ph.D. in social and organizational psychology from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1981. He is a professor at Central Washington University and director of the Master's Program in Organization Development, which trains leaders to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of groups and organizations. His research interests focus on various dynamics of small group interaction, particularly as manifested in cults and extremist groups.
He has taught courses on the psychology of terrorism and has presented seminars on the mindset of a terrorist to law enforcement personnel in the state of Washington.