Joan was at a party with 100 of her classmates. The group started to get a bit rowdy and began damaging the house. Lost in the group, Joan found herself picking up a spray paint can and spray-painting the walls. This is not something she'd normally do.  This is best identified as an example of:  Group of answer choices Deindividuation Bystander Apathy Social Script Situationism Obedience

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Joan was at a party with 100 of her classmates. The group started to get a bit rowdy and began damaging the house. Lost in the group, Joan found herself picking up a spray paint can and spray-painting the walls. This is not something she'd normally do. 

This is best identified as an example of: 

Group of answer choices
Deindividuation
Bystander Apathy
Social Script
Situationism
Obedience
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