The notion that groups or crowds could constitute superorganisms or group minds going beyond the combined reactions of their individual members was referred to by __________ as the __________.

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Floyd Allport referred to the idea that groups or crowds could act as superorganisms or possess a group mind, which transcends the reactions of individual members, as the "group fallacy." This concept criticizes the notion of collective behavior as being more than the sum of individual actions within a group.

The Notion That Groups or Crowds Could Constitute Superorganisms or Group