Definitions
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- noun psychology The situation where antinormative behaviour is released in groups in which
individuals are not seen or paid attention to as individuals;immersion in a group to the point at which the individual ceases to be seen as such.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Another phenomenon known as deindividuation, which is an eggheaded way of saying whether someone feels anonymous or not, can even reverse sex differences.
The Truth About Grief Ruth Davis Konigsberg 2011
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Another phenomenon known as deindividuation, which is an eggheaded way of saying whether someone feels anonymous or not, can even reverse sex differences.
The Truth About Grief Ruth Davis Konigsberg 2011
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Concepts such as deindividuation - a reduction in the feeling of personal identity and responsibility - are invoked to explain why 'bad things' supposedly happen when people congregate in groups.
Mind Hacks 2009
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There was much philosophizing after the riots about "deindividuation"—people losing their mature identity and regressing in the midst of the crowd.
The Dead-End Cult of 'Burning Man' Holly Finn 2011
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There's also "deindividuation," when fans supporting a particular team adopt a group mentality and may become uncivil.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Terry Collins 2011
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There's also "deindividuation," when fans supporting a particular team adopt a group mentality and may become uncivil.
SI.com 2011
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Unfortunately, State U near you is headed in the opposite direction, towards massification and deindividuation.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Christopher Newfield 2011
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Before we break down our present cultural situation, it will be worthwhile to revisit the concept of deindividuation, which psychologists put forward in the mid-twentieth century to address the question of evil more generally.
Harper's Magazine Bill Wasik 2010
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As first defined by Festinger, Pepitone, and Newcomb (1952), deindividuation is "a state of affairs in a group where members do not pay attention to other individuals qua individuals"; when in a crowd or pack, the theory ran, each man sees he doesn't stand out and so his inhibitions melt away.
Harper's Magazine Bill Wasik 2010
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In recent decades, the concept of deindividuation has fallen into scientific neglect, and yet I believe that it possesses great theoretical usefulness today.
Harper's Magazine Bill Wasik 2010
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