7.6 Deindividualisation

Question 1

What is deindividualisation?

Answer 1

Characterised by reduced self-awareness, inhibition, feelings of personal responsibility and inner restraint that can occur when in a group or crowd

Question 2

What is anonymity in a group or crowd?

Answer 2

Conforming to the majority which is behaving in ways they would not

Question 3

What is shift in attention?

Answer 3

When people are with others in a group, their attention is often focused on the activities of the group and events in the environment; people are more likely to act impulsively and conform to a group or situation; reduces self-consciousness and make it difficult to stop