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Briefly outline what is Deindividuation? |
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An individual, when part of a relatively anonymous group, loses self control and becomes capable of acting in a way that goes against personal/social norms. |
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Describe the nature of Deindividuation? |
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It is a Psychological state characterised by decreased
self-evaluation and decreased concerns about evaluations by others. |
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What are the 2 main factors contributing to Deindividuation liklihood? |
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Anonymity (eg. wearing a uniform)
Altered consciousness due to drugs/alcohol |
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Describe the process of Deindividuation?
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People normally refrain from aggressive behaviour due to social norms or the fact that they are easily identifiable. Being part of a group diminishes self-awareness of own individuality and think as a group instead. |
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Name 2 Psychologists who investigated Deindividuation?
(Initials: R, M) |
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How did Rehm et al. investigate Deindividuation? |
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Randomly assigned Schoolchildren into 2 teams for handball. One team were given orange uniforms and the others wore their normal clothes. Those wearing the orange uniforms, acted more aggressively during the game. |
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How did Mullen investigate Deindividuation? |
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Analysed old newspaper clipping of Lynchings and found that the larger the mob size, the more savage/violent the killings were. |
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Name 3 Psychologists supporting Deindividuation?
(Initials: W, M, Z) |
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Why does Watson support Deindividuation? |
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Collected data on the extent to which warriors in tribes changed their apperances, and the extent of their violence. Results showed that those who changed their appearances the most, acted more savagely. |
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Why did Mann support Deindividuation? |
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Analysed stories of suicide jumps from old US newspapers and found often occurances of baiting (encouragement to jump from crowds). These cases were more common when it was dark and the building was high (difficult to see faces amongst the crowd). |
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Why did Zimbardo support Deindividuation? |
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| Split female undergraduates into groups and told them they were required to deliver an electric shock to another student in order to 'aid learning.' One group wore hoods over their faces, were in separate cubicles and had their identities entirely concealed. The other group dressed normally and wore a large name tag as well as being introduced to the student. Results showed those in the deindividuation condition delivered the shock for twice as long. |
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Name a Psychologist criticising Deindividuation and one IDA point?
(P&S, GB) |
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Postmes & Spears
Gender Bias |
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Why did Postmes & Spears criticise Deindividuation? |
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Conducted a meta-analysis of 60 studies but did not find majority support for deindividuation. Shows there is more opposition to it, than there is support. |
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Why is Gender Bias an issue for Deindividuation? |
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Male and Female groups respond differently and so studies focusing on only one gender cannot be generalised to the other. Research has frequently shown only the male groups show increased aggression. |
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