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De-individuation Flashcards

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What is de-individuation?

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A psychological state where the individual has lowered self-evaluation and decreased concerns of peer judgement

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What is de-individuation based on?

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The classic crowd theory

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Who proposed the classic crowd theory?

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Gustave LeBon

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When is de-individuation more likely to occur?

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When we are in a big group/crowd

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Which psychologist is associated with de-individuation theory?

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Philip Zimbardo

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What two factors did Zimbardo identify as contributing to de-individuation?

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Anonymity and altered state of consciousness

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What is lost when an individual becomes de-individuated?

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Their sense of identity + inhibitions about violence

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What does the loss of individuality in a group lead to when an individual is de-inidividuated?

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A ‘collective mind’

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What two things does anonymity decrease?

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Fear of punishment and judgement

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What hypothesis did Zimbardo’s de-individuation study lead to?

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That anonymity increases aggression

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Who were the participants in Zimbardo’s de-individuation study?

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Groups of 4 female students

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What were the two conditions of Zimbardo’s de-individuation study?

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De-individuated and individuated

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What were the distinguishing factors of Zimbardo’s de-individuated condition?

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Bulky lab coats, faces covered + nameless

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What were the distinguishing factors of Zimbardo’s individuated condition?

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Faces were visible, large name tags + introduced themselves

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What were Zimbardo’s de-individuation participants asked to do?

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Shock another student to ‘aid learning’

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What were Zimbardo’s de-individuation findings?

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De-individuated individuals shocked students for 2x longer than the individuated individuals

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What are the 4 AO3 points for de-individuation theory?

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-Inconclusive support (META ANALYSIS)
-Handball research support
-RWA - Baiting crowd
-Contradictory research - dark room

18
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Who conducted a de-individuation study meta-analysis?

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Postmes and Spears

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How many studies were included in Postmes and Spears meta-analysis?

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60

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What did Postmes and Spears find?

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That disinhibition of aggression and anti-social behaviour were not more common in large + anonymous groups

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What did Postmes and Spears suggest de-individuation led to?

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Increased responsiveness to situational norms

22
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Who conducted the German school handball study?

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Rehm et al

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How many games of handball did Rehm et al observe?

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30

24
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What were the 2 conditions in Rehm et al’s study?

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One team wore the same coloured orange t shirts
The other team wore all different coloured t shirts

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What were Rehm et al’s findings?

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That individuals in the more anoymous (orange t-shirt) group were more likely to display aggression

26
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Who conducted research into baiting crowds and suicide jumpers?

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Mann

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How many suicide leaps with crowds did Mann analyse?

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21

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Out of the 21 suicide jumps that Mann analysed, how many were verbally baited?

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10

29
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Why was anonymity of the baiters high in the suicide jumps Mann ananlysed?

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They occurred at night

30
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In the analysis of 60 lynchings, what was found?

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The bigger the crowd, the more savage the murders

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Who were the participants in Gergen’s study?

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Groups of 8 strangers

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Where did Gergen place his particpants?

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In a dark room for one hour

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What were the participants in Gergen’s first study told?

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That they were allowed to do whatever they wanted + would never meet the strangers again

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What were the participants in Gergen’s second study told?

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That they were allowed to do whatever they wanted but they would meet the strangers afterwards

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What did Gergen find in his first study?

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That many of the participants engaged in kissing + touching

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What did Gergen find in his second study?

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That there was a much lower amount of kissing + touching

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