Which of the Following Describes "Diffusion of Responsibility

question 259

Multiple Choice

Which of the following describes "diffusion of responsibility"?

• A) in a group or a crowd, the tendency for each group members to lose awareness of his or her own individuality
• B) in an anonymous group, the tendency of members to avoid taking responsibility for actions, assuming that others will do so
• C) the tendency of individuals to increase their liking for something that they have worked hard to attain
• D) the tendency for members of a close-knit group to think alike for the sake of harmony and to suppress dissent

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Definitions:

Waving the Bloody Shirt

A phrase used to describe the use of the memory or image of war and its casualties by politicians to criticize opponents or rally support, originally associated with post-Civil War U.S. politics.

Civil War Animosities

Hostility and resentment that lingered between the Northern and Southern United States after the Civil War, affecting the country's social and political landscape.