What is deindividuation and why does it occur (sometimes leading to riots or vigilante justice)?

What will be an ideal response?

Answer: Deindividuation is the reduction of the normal constraints on behavior when people are part of a crowd. This lessening of normal restraints on destructive behavior occurs for at least two reasons. First, when individuals become members of a crowd, they become relatively anonymous and are less likely to be singled out for individual blame. A second cause of deindividuation is that when people become part of a crowd, they are more likely to focus attention on other people and events and are therefore less likely to be self-aware; this lack of self-awareness means that individuals will be less likely to look inward, to their own values and standards, for guides to appropriate behavior.

Psychology

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