Johnson and Downing (1979) Found That Participants Dressed as a Nurse

Multiple Choice

Johnson and Downing (1979) found that participants dressed as a nurse delivered lower levels of shock anonymously than when they were identifiable. This finding exhibits that deindividuation causes people to

A) feel that the normative standards of the group do not apply to them.
B) engage in destructive behavior when they are anonymous.
C) rely more heavily on personal standards of behavior when they are anonymous.
D) act in ways that are consistent with the norms of the most salient group.