Crowd psychology is a branch of social psychology. Ordinary people can typically gain direct power by acting collectively. Historically, because large groups of people have been able to bring about dramatic and sudden social change in a manner that bypasses established due process, they have also provoked controversy. Social scientists have developed several different theories for explaining crowd psychology, and the ways in which the psychology of the crowd differs significantly from the psychology of those individuals within it. Carl Jung coined the notion of the Collective unconscious. Other major thinkers of crowd psychology include Gustave Le Bon, Wilfred Trotter, Gabriel Tarde, Sigmund Freud and Elias Canetti.

Theories of crowd psychology

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the effects of crowding on humans and animals{community psychology}?
Q. i want to know how crowding affects affects human and animal functioning. thus whether in a house hold or a prison setting.or even in a classroom setting.
Asked by kojoedua - Thu Feb 16 14:22:55 2006 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Most studies would point to an increase in stress for both humans and animals. Often this leads to changes in behavior. In particular, primates have been studied extensively. Check out the site below
Answered by Richard - Sat Mar 4 22:59:56 2006

I had a dream? Anyone with an understanding of psychology is greatly appreciated?
Q. OK; I had this dream last night.. I am usually riding on this red & white trolley in the majority of my dreams. It is the usual for me. But on this one, I and a bunch of kids from my school (including teachers) were riding on this trolley. We stopped on this station... which is kind of like a dimly lit underground station. The entire place was a soft brownish/yellowish color. Anyway, there was only one store here and it was standing on the corner. Everything else was extremely dark.. and right down in the middle of the station was a long long tunnel (I think it was a hall?) that was completely BLACK. Anyway, my friend and I were sitting around for HOURS waiting for this trolley to come by, other trolleys came... but it wasn't ours. I… [cont.]
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A. sounds like you feel outcasted at school, and you hold closely to your friends and family because you are affraid of losing them..you want to fit in with everyone else but sometimes feel alone, seems like your affraid of being left behind or sometimes feel excluded
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My psychology test for a potential job!!!?
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