After a Big Win, College Students Overturned Cars and Set

question 151

Multiple Choice

After a big win, college students overturned cars and set fires in the street. A few students were apprehended, and these students did not feel responsible for their behavior because many others also participated. The thought process of the students illustrates the phenomenon of:

• A)heuristic persuasion.
• B)deindividuation.
• C)cognitive dissonance.
• D)diffusion of responsibility.

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