Author Question: In person, Paul is very mild-mannered and kind. However, his posts in anonymous chatrooms are ... (Read 269 times)

chandani · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

In person, Paul is very mild-mannered and kind. However, his posts in anonymous chatrooms are sometimes explicit and offensive in nature. Why would this be the case?

a. Anonymity leads to a sense of deindividuation.
b. The Internet is an ideal place to engage in social loafing.
c. Chatrooms are full of bullies.
d. Paul has evaluation apprehension online.

Question 2

Based on work on deindividuation, in which context is Janine most likely to make offensive comments towards Harry, with whom she is angry?

a. when she is in front of her supervisor and face to face with Harry
b. when she is writing a signed email to Harry
c. when she is on an Internet chatroom anonymously
d. when she is being interviewed on camera by her therapist