Marcus sees a comment on Twitter about his college basketball team,and he immediately writes very negative and verbally insulting comments to the author.This in turn causes others to send nasty messages to him and the author.The virtual anonymity provided by Twitter creates a loss of self-awareness and self-restraint called
A) cognitive dissonance.
B) deindividuation.
C) social loafing.
D) social facilitation.

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Deindividuation is a psychological phenomenon where people lose their sense of self-awareness and restraint in group settings. The virtual anonymity provided by Twitter can lead to deindividuation, causing individuals to act in ways they would not normally act in face-to-face interactions. This can lead to negative and verbally abusive comments, as seen in Marcus' behavior.

Marcus Sees a Comment on Twitter About His College Basketball