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natalie2426

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Imagine you were a public official who lived in the early part of the 20th century when the Ku Klux Klan frequently harassed minorities.
 
  Now imagine you had the ability to pass a law designed to diminish the frequency of Klan harassment. Based on the concept of deindividuation, which of the following ideas might you consider in order to significantly reduce undesirable Klan behavior?
  A) require all members of mobs to wear nametags
  B) make the public wearing of hoods and masks illegal
  C) prohibit mobs from gathering when it is dark
  D) all of the above

Question 2

Deindividuation is
 
  A) the process through which the presence of others increases the likelihood of dominant responses.
  B) the process of losing one's sense of personal identity.
  C) the process through which the presence of other group members leads to decreased individual effort.
  D) the process through which a group's initially negative opinion becomes even more negative after discussion.



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Sammyo

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Answer to Question 1

Answer: D

Answer to Question 2

Answer: B




natalie2426

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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
:D TYSM


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Excellent

 

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