Why Is It That People in Online Computer Gaming Forums

question 6

Multiple Choice

Why is it that people in online computer gaming forums or Internet chatrooms may be more likely to speak in aggressive or derogatory manners to other users,compared to the interaction styles they might use when communicating face-to-face?

• A)because everyone else in the room usually does that and they are yielding to the effects of normative conformity
• B)because they usually know how to sever their connection before they can be identified by the person that they are insulting
• C)because they know that people playing the same games or frequenting the same forums will understand that they are just kidding
• D)because they experience the deindividuation that is afforded by anonymity

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Definitions:

Sensory Feedback

Information received from the environment or within the body that is sensed and processed by the brain to guide or modify actions.

Motor Learning

Motor Learning is the process of acquiring or improving motor skills, involving changes in the brain and nervous system through practice and experience.

Rapidly Adapting

Refers to sensory receptors that respond quickly to a stimulus change but then quickly decrease response, important for detecting changes in stimulus intensity.

Slowly Adapting

Refers to sensory receptors that respond persistently and gradually diminish in strength over time to a constant stimulus.