Asked by armando

Read the scenario below and answer the question that follows.

John is generally a calm and collected individual. John goes to a basketball game. While there, he is one of 23,000 cheering fans. During the game, John decides to take off his shirt and dance wildly.

Which of the following psychological effects of groups likely led to John’s uninhibited behavior?

A.
deindividuation
B.
groupthink
C.
social facilitation
D.
social loafing

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
A. deindividuation

Being one of 23,000 cheering fans and losing normal inhibitions (taking off his shirt, dancing wildly) describes deindividuation — reduced self-awareness and restraint in large, anonymous groups. Groupthink, social facilitation, and social loafing do not explain this uninhibited, anonymous behavior.