When The Globe and Mail describes participants in an anti-poverty demonstration as having "lost their minds in a wild and mindless crowd," it is exemplifying a basic assumption of which theory?

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The statement "lost their minds in a wild and mindless crowd" suggests that the Globe and Mail is applying the contagion theory, which assumes that individuals in a crowd can become overwhelmed by the emotions and actions of others in the group and lose their sense of individuality and rationality.

When the Globe and Mail Describes Participants in an Anti-Poverty