After an Exciting Football Game in Which the Home Team

question 158

Multiple Choice

After an exciting football game in which the home team loses by one point,angry fans throw bottles and begin to tear up the field.This behavior is best understood in terms of

• A) groupthink.
• B) deindividuation.
• C) cognitive dissonance.
• D) social facilitation.

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Fifth Amendment

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