Question

When new york university women were dressed in ku klux klan–style hoods, they demonstrated significantly more aggression. this finding is best explained in terms of?

Answer 1

It is called deindividuation. It is a concept of social psychology and it shows the loss of self-awareness. Deindividuation theory tries to analyze antinormative collective behavior, such as violent crowds, lynch mobs etc. There is a model called SIDE (social identity model of deindividuation effects), which provides an alternative explanation for the deindividuation. The model suggests that anonymity has a profound effect on a group behavior.