disinhibition and aggression

disinhibition and aggression

1. disinhibition is the weakening of the normative constraints which lead to the avoidance of aggression

2. disinhibition

   • two causes of disinhibition
     • deindividuation
       • when in a crowd or acting as a group member
       • emergent norm theory
         • rater than ignore prosocial group norms people adhere t a new social norm of aggression

3. dehumanisation

   • failing to see others as unique human beings reducing feelings of guilt empathy
     • results in legitimisation of actions
   • what causes dehumanisation