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Are heroes born or made? Role models and training can prepare ordinary people to take heroic action

  • Written by Catherine A. Sanderson, Poler Family Professor of Psychology, Amherst College
Are heroes born or made? Role models and training can prepare ordinary people to take heroic actionDo you have what it takes to be a hero in the moment?Klaus Vedfelt/DigitalVision via Getty Images

Three young Americans – Anthony Sadler, Alek Skarlatos and Spencer Stone – successfully tackled a gunman on a train in France, saving passengers.

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