Josiah didn’t think much about gun control until he was in a class discussing it. The more people talked, the stronger he felt that everyone should be allowed to have any kind of gun they wanted. After the class, he ended up joining a gun club that got together and shot guns for fun. One weekend a politician who favored gun control was going to speak in his town. The president of the gun club thought they should go and demonstrate where the politician was going to give his speech. The president told them to shout at the speaker and not let him give his speech. Even though Josiah wasn’t sure it was a good idea, he didn’t say anything. The president told all of the members to wear a bag with eye holes cut out to look like bulls eyes. When Josiah first got to the demonstration, he didn’t do much. But soon he began shouting at the speaker, and even threw a rock at him. He felt good and knew that no one could see who he really was. Soon the police came to the demonstration, and Josiah and some of his fellow demonstrators were arrested. Define each of the following terms, and explain how each applies to Josiah in this situation: (15 points)
Group polarization
Normative influence
Deindividuation