On Halloween night, Diener and his colleagues (1976) conducted a study of trick-or-treating at homes scattered throughout the Seattle area. Given a chance to steal candy, the children who were most likely to commit transgressions were those who were:

Anonymous and in a group

Explanation:

A group is known to consist of teo or more people who come together as one for mutual benefits, interact and influence one another.

Anonymous in this context is a person who who cannot be identified or known due to the fact that his/her name is unknown and identity is hidden.

Transgressions is usually anything that is illegal, sinful or offensive.trick-or-treating is a Halloween ritual. People often love to commit crime in the dark and often when in the midst of people with like minds and if is so hard for them to be held accountable

answer; basic psychology;

because the early people found out about it.