Crowd psychology

CROWD PSYCHOLOGY

The Crowd

T.T.B.

All about crowd psychology and how it impacts our life.

Content

What is crowd psychology?..........................................................................................................

What is a crowd?...................................................................................................................

How does an individual impact a crowd?..................................................................................................................

Why do people join a crowd?...................................................................................................................

Not all crowds are bad........................................................................................................................

Gustave Le Bon........................................................................................................................

Crowd psychology in life....................................................................................

WHAT IS CROWD PSYCHOLOGY?

Crowd psychology is the broad study of how individual behavior is impacted when large crowds group together.

Crowd psychology, also known as mob psychology, is a branch of social psychology. Social psychologists have developed several theories for explaining the ways in which the psychology of a crowd differs from and interacts with that of the individuals within it.

WHAT IS A CROWD?

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crowd
/kraʊd/

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noun

a large number of people gathered together in a disorganized or unruly way.
"a huge crowd gathered in the street outside"

A crowd is a group of individuals united by a common idea, belief or ideology. When an individual becomes a part of a crowd he undergoes a psychological transformation. He is no longer himself but has become a "robot" that stopped being guided by his own will. That individual sacrifeses his goals fot the benifit of the crowd. There are many psyhological and emotional elements one gets from joining a crowd. An individual that joins a crowd loses his sense of powerlessness and insignificance.

He feels powerfull and rather invincible because he knows he is not alone. A crowd is guided by an idea , that idea is the foundation of the crowd and its actions. And as always actions of a crowd can be either good or bad.

HOW DOES AN INDIVIDUAL IMPACT A CROWD?

One person is enough to start something and the others just need to follow them. That person is a leader and he presents the crowd an idea, fills their head with “features” and good things about it but not the use of it. When you're in a crowd it is easier to do something, you know someone is right beside you.

How do you influence a crowd?
Crowds want clear and simple "truths".
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The main techniques to persuade a crowd are:
1. affirmation.
2. repetition.
3. contagion.
4. exaggeration.
5. symbols.
6. ill-defined words.
7. not reasoning or logic.