Which of the following would best account for the rioting behavior of typically well-adjusted individuals amid news that their beloved sports team just won the championship?
a) the actor-observer effect
b) deindividuation
c) groupthink
d) social disinhibitory behavior theory
Answer: b
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a. hunger c. homeostasis b. acquired drives d. releasers
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a. higher self-esteem. b. lower self-esteem. c. more friends. d. fewer friends.
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a. external rewards b. internal impulses, desires and conflicts c. subjective experiences, potentials and ideals d. physiology, genetics, biochemistry and evolution e. nature as well as nurture
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