Veronica is at a rock concert. During the concert, dozens of people start shouting obscenities at the police officers who come onto the stage to arrest the group. Even though she would never dream of yelling dirty words at police officers on her own, Veronica joins the crowd and is among the first to run up on stage to try to stop the police. Veronica is experiencing
A. social facilitation.
B. social disinhibition.
C. deindividuation.
D. normative pressure.
Answer: C
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