In Person, Paul Is Very Mild-Mannered and Kind

question 73

Multiple Choice

In person, Paul is very mild-mannered and kind.However, his posts in anonymous chatrooms are sometimes explicit and offensive in nature.Why would this be the case?

• A) Anonymity leads to a sense of deindividuation.
• B)The Internet is an ideal place to engage in social loafing.
• C)Chatrooms are full of bullies.
• D)Paul has evaluation apprehension online.

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