Consider the Following Antisocial Acts: European Soccer Fans Sometimes Attack

question 192

Multiple Choice

Consider the following antisocial acts: European soccer fans sometimes attack and bludgeon players and other fans; in the United States, members of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) burned houses and lynched innocents; frenzied rock and roll fans trample one another, sometimes resulting in deaths. What do these situations have in common? They __________.

• A) represent the downside of social facilitation
• B) demonstrate the tragedies sometimes caused by anonymity
• C) represent an unexpected hazard of group cohesion
• D) reflect mass actions caused by relative deprivation

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Definitions:

Bad Decision

A choice that leads to negative or undesired outcomes, often resulting from inadequate information, poor judgement, or a lack of foresight.

Attractive Alternatives

Options that are appealing or desirable in comparison to others available, often considered in decision-making processes.

Weighing Facts

The process of assessing the importance, relevance, or truth of information or evidence before making a decision or judgment.

Cognitive Dissonance Theory

A theory suggesting that individuals experience discomfort when holding two or more conflicting cognitions, leading them to change their attitudes, beliefs, or actions to reduce the dissonance.