After beating Iowa, thousands of Gopher fans swarmed the field, climbing on the goalposts, yelling, screaming, and taking their

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After beating Iowa, thousands of Gopher fans swarmed the field, climbing on the goalposts, yelling, screaming, and taking their

clothes off. To social psychologists, this behavior of normally mild-mannered UM students is an example of __________, a loosening of self-restraints when anonymous in a large crowd.

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Digiron [165] · Answer 1 · 2022-03-24T03:37:19+03:00

Answer: This behaviour is an example of DEINDIVIDUATION.

Explanation: Deindividuation is a loosening of self-restraint when anonymous in a large crowd.

This behaviour makes an individual see himself as a crowd instead of an entity. This makes the individual do whatever the large crowd is involved in.