http://www.wisegeek.org/what-is-crowd-psychology.htm
http://source.southuniversity.edu/examining-the-mob-mentality-31395.aspx
http://www.medscape.com/features/slideshow/hysteria
I think this picture is a great representation of how anything in a crowd can escalate, causing chaos.
http://www.trustprofessionals.com/f-digest/2005/2005-12-19-f.html
Then in class we talked about these things:
- mall at Christmas-bumping into people, frustrating, beyond your control
- cattle-slow process, people don't think, like animals
- 2 kinds of crowds: the frustration of other people around you or the crowd were the feelings are catching (mosh pit)
- good: inaguration, THON
- Penn State mobs-lynch mob mentality, anger focuses on a specific thing, "attack without mercy, attacking because you can" "need to be first one to give opinion" act without thinking
- leader(s) will emerge-alpha, elder, strength
- anonymity-lack of responsibity, not held accountable for actions
- emotions rule actions
- people do what they see being done
- mass confusion!!
- conformity
- aftershocks of incident-changes entire community-have to become individuals again
- protests/riots create destruction
- when one person tries to be an individual, they just overrun them
- reality is gone-Sweedish night club incident: people smelled smoke but denied it
- even outside observers can be affected even if they don't participate-my sisters at Penn State during the rioting didn't participate, but still saw everything, smelled the tear gas so it got in their minds as well
- poeple not paying attention
- panic, freaking out, need to get out
- people everywhere
- freezing up, can't do anything
- finding/losing people in a crowd
- feelings are catching
- sit-ins and protests
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