University students charged the field after the game in response to their teams loss. They vandalized the opposing teams field and the police had to be called in. This behavior is best understood in terms of:

ALTRUISM CONFLICT AND PEACEMAKING

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University students charged the field after the game in response to their team’s loss. They vandalized the opposing team’s field and the police had to be called in. This behavior is best understood in terms of:

A	the bystander effect.
B	social facilitation.
C	deindividuation.
D	the mere exposure effect.

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Social psychologists study how social influence, social perception and social interaction influence individual and group behavior. Some social psychologists focus on conducting research on human behavior.

Detailed explanation-2: -One explanation for such behavior is based on the principle of reciprocal altruism (Trivers, 1971). Reciprocal altruism is the idea that if we help other people now, they will return the favor should we need their help in the future.

Detailed explanation-3: -Social reinforcement is a strong cause of aggression based on societal and cultural rules. This refers to a person being rewarded (reinforced) by his or her society for exhibiting a specific behavior.

Detailed explanation-4: -Which theory best explains why our actions can lead us to modify our attitudes? Cognitive dissonance theory is most helpful for understanding the impact of: role-playing on attitude change.

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AP PSYCHOLOGY

SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

ALTRUISM CONFLICT AND PEACEMAKING