You are attending a school football game with thousands of other university students. The official makes a bad call and people begin to protest by throwing things onto the field. You begin to follow the crowd and throw things as well. Your behaviour illustrates an example of_______.

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Deindividuation is a phenomenon in which individuals lose their sense of individual identity and responsibility and become part of a group or crowd, which can lead to behavior that is contrary to their normal values or beliefs. In this scenario, the individual is following the crowd and engaging in behavior that they might not normally engage in due to the anonymity of the crowd and the sense of being part of a group. Social loafing refers to a phenomenon in which individuals in a group decrease effort or performance because of reduced accountability and diffusion of responsibility, which is not applicable here. Distraction conflict theory and social facilitation are also not the best choices as they do not fit the scenario as closely as deindividuation.

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