Aggression: Deindividuation

Question 1

LIST ONLY

OUTLINE AND EVALUATE DEINDIVIDUATION AS EXPLANATION

Answer 1

1) intro:
2) nature of DEINDIVIDUATION (festinger), zimbardo)
3) process
4) research on it: zimbardo
EVAL:
5) differences (cannavale)
6) evaluation: research Rehm
7) EVAL: cultural differences
8) application: mann baiting crowd
9) inconclusive support

Question 2

1) intro

Answer 2

Based on crowd theory, which was idea that when in a crowd people get idea that they are anonymous and contagion spreads which wipes out norms

Question 3

2) nature of DEINDIVIDUATION(festinger and zimbardo)

Answer 3

Festinger described it as when inner restraints are most a’s person isn’t seen
Zimbardo furthered: when ppl join crowds we get a cloak of anonymity removes personal consequences

Question 4

3) process

Answer 4

Focus is on antisocial behaviour, crowds deindividuate you. When in a group, we loose so ial norms (zimbardo also said there are pro-social crowds too)
- crowds have conditions which remove awareness and fear of evaluation, therefore weaken sense of guilt

Question 5

4) research (zimbardo)

Answer 5

He carried out study which led to idea that anonymity causes aggression.
Procedure: 4 female undergraduates had to give shocks to aid learning. Half the pps had hoods on and others wore normal clothes, they could all see each other.
Result: pps in the deindividuated condition were more likely to press a button they thought caused a shock

Question 6

5) EVAL: research:

Answer 6

Rehms study backs it. Tested anonymity in sports. Observed 30 games of handball in 3 German skls and one team wore bright orange. The other wore their own kit. The bright orange were significantly more aggressive. I

Question 7

6 EVAL: gender differences(cannavale)

Answer 7

Cannavale found make and female groups responded differently in deindividuated situations. The male ONLY group had higher aggression than female only. Might hint that biological aspects are the cause.

Question 8

7) EVAL: cultural differences (Watson)

Answer 8

Tested warriors in 33 societies to see relationship between image and aggression. Found ones who wore paint were more aggressive.

Question 9

8) application: MANN

Answer 9

Mann formed baiting crowd idea. Studied 21 suicides in news, found that in 10/21 there was a large crowd which was far and would bait them to jump

Question 10

9) EVAL: inconclusive

Answer 10

There is inconclusive support for the theory of DEINDIVIDUATION. Meta analysis of 60 studies deemed there to be insufficient support