At a large winter charity run, two equally large groups of spectators stand near temporary crowd barriers. One group has faces covered by scarves; the other has faces visible. A few people in each group are considering damaging the barriers.
Identify which group is more likely to damage the barriers.
Describe how deindividuation could make this behaviour more likely in that group.
76 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Psychology 4.2 Theories/Explanations, covering 4.2.1 Situational factors on conformity and crowds, 4.2.2 Situational factors on culture and obedience; criticisms, 4.2.3 Situational Factors research study: Bickman (1974), 4.2.4 Dispositional factors on conformity, crowds, morality, obedience, 4.2.5 Brain in dispositional factors; criticisms, and 4.2.6 Dispositional Factors research study: NatCen (2011). Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.