Veronica is at a rock concert.During the concert,dozens of people start shouting obscenities at the police officers who come onto the stage to arrest the group.Even though she would never dream of yelling dirty words at police officers on her own,Veronica joins the crowd and is among the first to run up on stage to try to stop the police.Veronica is experiencing ____.

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Veronica is experiencing deindividuation, which occurs when individuals lose their sense of individual identity and become more responsive to group norms and impulses. In this case, the group norm is to shout obscenities at the police and try to stop them. Veronica is likely behaving in a way she normally would not due to the anonymity and diffusion of responsibility that comes with being in a large crowd.

Veronica Is at a Rock Concert