It'S No One'S Fault When It'S Everyone'S Fault

Question: Why does the author claim that “individuals didn’t kill those eleven victims” at the The Who concert?

Answer: the whole crowd trampled people

Question: In your own words, define deindividuation.

Answer: doing something with a crowd that you wouldn’t do alone

Question: How did sharing their names with adults influence the children’s behavior?

Answer: sharing their name made them less likely to steal candy

Question: What did the study reveal about anonymity?

Answer: kids who didn’t say their name took more candy

Question: In your own words, describe diffused responsibility.

Answer: putting the blame on other people

Question: In your own words, explain how deindividuation played a part in Timothy Piazza’s death.

Answer: as a group they forced him to drink alcohol; they feel anonymous and less responsible of their actions

Question: What is the central idea of the artical?

Answer: People lose a sense of who they are as individuals when they are in a group

Question: Which quotation from the text best explains why deindividuation affects a person’s ability to tell right from wrong?

Answer: “The larger the group, the more anonymous a person is, and the less responsible they feel for the group action”

Question: How does the discussion of firing squads add to the reader’s understanding of deindividuation?

Answer: by giving an example of how diffused responsibility affects people’s feelings about their actions