A lynch mob that enables its members to believe they will not be prosecuted is an example of
A)social loafing.
B)groupthink.
C)deindividuation.
D)a risky shift.

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Deindividuation is the phenomenon in which people lose their sense of individual identity and responsibility when they become part of a group, leading them to engage in behaviors that they might not have engaged in as individuals. In this case, the lynch mob members feel emboldened and believe they will not be held individually responsible for their actions, which can lead to violence and other extreme behaviors. Social loafing refers to the tendency of individuals to exert less effort when working in a group than when working alone. Groupthink refers to the tendency of a group to make decisions based on what it believes is the consensus of the group rather than on individual reasoning. A risky shift occurs when a group takes greater risks than an individual would take on their own. None of these concepts fully explain the behavior of a lynch mob.

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