You Are Walking Across Campus and See a Large Group

Multiple Choice

You are walking across campus and see a large group of students gathered outside the student union listening to someone talk. You stop and try to listen, but you cannot get close enough. You ask another member of the crowd what is happening, and you are told that someone was proselytizing and some students gathered to listen while others argued with them. What does this tell you about crowds?

A) A crowd does not have to share a geographic location.
B) People have many different motivations in any crowd.
C) Crowds are illogical.
D) People lose their individuality and become part of something like a collective mind when they join a crowd.