You are attending a school football game with thousands of other college students. The official makes a bad call and people begin to protest by throwing things onto the field. You begin to follow the crowd and throw things as well
Your behavior illustrates an example of_______.
a. deindividuation
b. social loafing
c. distraction conflict theory
d. social facilitation
Answer: A
Psychology
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Sixteen-year-old Paul drinks heavily and drives dangerously fast, believing that he cannot be hurt. Paul is demonstrating
a. the personal fable.
b. deductive reasoning.
c. self-awareness.
d. the invincibility fable.
Psychology
The power of the invincibility fable may be observed in
young military recruits who hope to be sent into combat. a 17-year-old boy who drives cautiously. an 18-year-old girl who insists that her boyfriend use a condom during sex. an adolescent who sings in front of the bathroom mirror, knowing that the neighbors must be listening.
Psychology