Mob Mentality Assignment This project is a demonstration of your understanding o

Mob Mentality Assignment
This project is a demonstration of your understanding of important aspects of a herd or mob mentality. Provide your reasoning and examples to support your position. To complete this assignment, you will be graded by using the following criteria:
• Gustave Le Bon (wrote The Crowd), who studied crowd psychology, and explained the following:
o What is a mob or herd mentality?
o Why does mob/herd mentality occur?
• What happens to people who become a part of these crowds?
▪ How does de-individuation affect behaviors?
▪ How does anonymity occur?
▪ Why would behaviors that are seen as unacceptable become acceptable.
▪ Being part of a group, can it lead to heightened emotional states?
▪ Do people experience a diffusion of responsibility, if yes how?
▪ Does group polarization have any effects on behavior, attitudes etc.?
▪ How does group think play a role?
▪ Does Cognitive Dissonances have an impact?
▪ Explain ingroup versus outgroup in these situations?
• What type of pressure is put on the dissenters?
▪ Currently are we seeing this type of behavior in America, provide example(s)?
▪ Any examples of companies exhibiting this type of pressure?
▪ Based on your example(s), what is your perspective on this behavior?
• Currently or historically, what type of governments govern by using group think?
▪ What is the role of communication (media) in these environments?
• Do they experience an echo chamber?
▪ How do they use peer pressure to force group think?
• Conclusion:
▪ How mob/herd mentality impacts society?
▪ Can people avoid be impacted?
• Reference page – in APA format
Citation example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8914hv18xnU
Project is due on Sunday, October 23rd by 11:59 pm. This assignment must be submitted through the drop box on CANVAS. Project should be 2 pages or more in Microsoft Word, double-spaced, Times New Roman 12-pt font. Cite your sources in APA format with a minimum of 4 references; the textbook may be used as one. References must consist of articles from peer-reviewed journals in the field of psychology and/or research related to your area of study. Title page should have your name, date & title of class.