A Police Officer Is Trying to Disband an Angry Mob

question 43

Multiple Choice

A police officer is trying to disband an angry mob of protesters. Based on what your text states about deindividuation, which of the following would be the best strategy to use?

• A) Announce over a loudspeaker that the crowd must remain calm.
• B) Fire tear gas into the crowd first.
• C) Using a loudspeaker, address several questions to specific individuals in the crowd.
• D) Threaten the crowd with arrest.

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Definitions:

Monotremes

A group of egg-laying mammals that includes the platypus and echidnas.

Marsupials

Mammals that carry and nourish their newborns in an external pouch, including species such as kangaroos, koalas, and opossums.

Placentals

Mammals that nourish their developing fetus via a placenta, an organ that facilitates the exchange of nutrients, gases, and wastes between the mother and fetus.

Notochord

A flexible rod-shaped structure that provides support in the embryonic stages of all chordates, including humans.