mob mentalities
Crowds thinking together
Mob mentalities is the plural of mob mentality—the tendency for people in crowds to abandon individual judgment and follow the group's behavior, often toward irrational or destructive ends.
The phrase usually appears in the singular: Mob mentality took over and the protest turned violent.
The plural suggests multiple instances or types of such collective thinking.
Tendency to follow groups
- deindividuationLoss of self-awareness in groups
- groupthinkConformity-driven poor decisions
- social contagionSpread through observation
- mass psychologyStudy of group behavior
crowd psychology · collective behavior · social proof · group polarization · social identity · emotional contagion · bystander effect · mob psychology
Influence from one's equals
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- followershipState of being led
- obedienceCompliance with authority
- uniformityState of being identical
echo chamber · like-mindedness · assimilation · herd behavior · submission · acquiescence · going along · social conformity
Violent mental agitation
- moral panicIrrational collective fear wave
- witch huntPersecuting supposed wrongdoers
- scapegoatingUnfairly assigning fault to innocents
- paranoiaIrrational persecution fears
mass delusion · fear-mongering · irrational fear · persecution · fearmongering · mass hysteria · public outcry · demonization
Crowd executing without trial
- riotViolent public disturbance
- lootingTheft during disorder
- vigilantismExtralegal enforcement by civilians
- mob justiceExtralegal punishment by crowds
vandalism · stampede · attack · assault · destruction · burning · storming · beating
Provoking unlawful behavior
- radicalizationShift toward extreme ideology
- propagandaBiased information for influence
- demagogueryManipulative political rhetoric
- agitationDisturbed, restless state
provocation · inflammatory rhetoric · rabble-rousing · cult of personality · indoctrination · exploitation · fearmongering · scapegoating
herd instinct
Tendency to follow groups
- deindividuationLoss of self-awareness in groups
- groupthinkConformity-driven poor decisions
- social contagionSpread through observation
mass psychology · crowd psychology · collective behavior · social proof · group polarization · social identity · emotional contagion · bystander effect · mob psychology · bandwagon effect
peer pressure
Influence from one's equals
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- followershipState of being led
- obedienceCompliance with authority
uniformity · echo chamber · like-mindedness · assimilation · herd behavior · submission · acquiescence · going along · social conformity · normalization
frenzy
Violent mental agitation
- moral panicIrrational collective fear wave
- witch huntPersecuting supposed wrongdoers
- scapegoatingUnfairly assigning fault to innocents
paranoia · mass delusion · fear-mongering · irrational fear · persecution · fearmongering · mass hysteria · public outcry · demonization · cancel culture
lynch mob
Crowd executing without trial
- riotViolent public disturbance
- lootingTheft during disorder
- vigilantismExtralegal enforcement by civilians
mob justice · vandalism · stampede · attack · assault · destruction · burning · storming · beating · trampling
incitement
Provoking unlawful behavior
- radicalizationShift toward extreme ideology
- propagandaBiased information for influence
- demagogueryManipulative political rhetoric
agitation · provocation · inflammatory rhetoric · rabble-rousing · cult of personality · indoctrination · exploitation · fearmongering · scapegoating · polarization
mob mentalitiescritical thinking
Objective evaluation of information
freethinking · skepticism · contrarianism · independent thought · free thought
mob mentalitiescool-headedness
Calm in crisis
level-headedness · measured response · equanimity · composure · temperance
mob mentalitiesindividualism
Doctrine of personal independence
civil discourse · moral courage · rugged individualism · standing alone
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