Is It True That Deindividuation Always Leads People to Act

question 106

Multiple Choice

Is it true that deindividuation always leads people to act negatively or violently?

• A) Yes, look at evidence of massacres and lynch mobs.
• B) No, people tend to follow the group norm, which is not always destructive.
• C) Yes, because people are inherently aggressive, as proven by Milgram's studies.
• D) No, but only for people who have resistant personalities.

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Definitions:

Information Processing Approaches

Theories in cognitive psychology that liken human thought to the workings of a computer, focusing on how information is stored, processed, and retrieved.

Chunking

The cognitive process of linking several pieces of information together into a single meaningful unit, such as remembering the digits 1, 7, 7, and 6 by thinking of the year 1776.

Strategy

A plan of action or policy designed to achieve a major or overall aim, often involving detailed methodology and tactics.