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Anti-social collective behaviour

GCSE Psychology · key term

Anti-social collective behaviour

Definition

Behaviour by a group that harms others or breaks social rules, such as collective violence, vandalism or looting.

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OCR GCSE Psychology · J203

Paper 2

The study connects anti-social collective behaviour—harmful or rule-breaking behaviour by a group—with dispositional factors, the characteristics and beliefs of individuals. It also examines situational influences: what was happening around people and the opportunities or pressures they encountered.
Revise: NatCen (2011): Dispositional Factors in the Tottenham Riots

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Related key terms

Dispositional factor
Generalisability
Nudge factor
Qualitative case study
Situational factor

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Anti-social collective behaviour — OCR GCSE Psychology Definition

Social desirability bias