Franu PSYC3340 Week 7 Individual Writing Assignment - Collective Behavior

Collective Behavior Assignment

Instructions: Work on this assignment individually. Please click here to see the Grading Rubric for Module Writing Assignments.

Assignment. Recall a specific time and event, within the last 6 months, when you were part of a large crowd or collective, an event where you were relatively anonymous. Have you, for example, recently attended a sporting event, a concert, or a demonstration? A large gathering of a religious group or a street festival? Watched a parade or attended a political rally? (If you haven’t been part of large collective recently, then interview someone who has.)

When did the specific event occur? How large was the group, and what were the circumstances that led to you being part to the group?

What kinds of actions did the group members perform? What did you do in the group?

How did you feel during the group experience: happy, sad, guilty, joyful, angry, upset, excited?

Did you feel self-conscious? Did you feel as though you were being singled out for observation, or did you feel as though were relatively unidentifiable?

Are memories of the event clear? Are you unable to remember with certainty what happened at some points during the event?

Did you act in ways that are consistent or inconsistent with how you normally act?