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At any age there is allways the instinct to prove your the bigger dog. Humans do it without even knowing it for the most part. Treating one person badly makes them feel higher in the barking order. As well as shows their dominance to others in a group.

2006-10-29 00:25:58 · answer #1 · answered by Spike811 1 · 1 0

It has to do with group/social dynamics. People within a group have a tendency to get each other going, and will frequently feed off of each other's actions. Plus, there can be peer pressure at play to act a certain way.
But when people are in a one-on-one situation, it is entirely different. There is far less, if any, peer pressure, and less energy circulating to get them fired up. Hence they act more like their true selves.

2006-10-29 00:24:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Typical herd mentality, I'm afraid. When a person is unfettered by the desire to please others of his/her respective group. When people are together, they don't want to offend anyone in their group, so they follow what the strongest and most charismatic of them does.

It's actually a defense mechanism that our distant ancestors developed to survive. Before civilization, the tribe had to rely on the fastest, strongest, most intelligent member. If another individual disagreed with the leader, he in essence "challenged" him by disagreeing. This lead to a fight and the outcome would result either in the death or exile of the loser. If exiled, an individual would soon be dead, because the protection of the tribe was needed for survival. This function is no longer necessary, but it's been in our collective conscious for so long that it still remains.

2006-10-29 01:45:07 · answer #3 · answered by Avie 7 · 0 0

Mob mentality.

I remember seeing video footage from the "Rodney King Riots" in LA where a cop and a rioter were separated from their respective groups and almost immediately stopped fighting with each other.

some people enjoy the illusion of anonymity provided by the group, if they say or do something stupid, and no one in the group calls them on it they see it as getting permission to be stupid, and should they be called on their actions later they can say that the group allowed it and thus pass the blame.

2006-10-29 03:42:53 · answer #4 · answered by janssen411 6 · 0 0

I think its that old show off stuff...like some kids do in school...that adults still do in groups....

I have also found that people are more themselves one on one...and more likely to be sincere....away from the pack.

2006-10-29 00:21:40 · answer #5 · answered by mynickname 3 · 0 0

Some peeps have to stand out in a crowd. They 1 way right now. And somebody completely different when you get them alone. Thats how they get their recognition.

2006-10-29 00:28:02 · answer #6 · answered by Psycomagnet 3 · 0 0

Mob mentality makes nice and polite people behave in ways they would never behave when they are not in a group

2006-10-29 00:20:22 · answer #7 · answered by JIVE TURKEY 2 · 0 0

It's really strange isn't it. I have several friends I can not and will not be with when other people are around; but with just me, they are fine. Perhaps they are afraid of pulling bullsh*t on me, I don't know.

2006-10-29 00:20:44 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

People are dangerous when they are in groups. so it is natural to withdraw one's self when in the presence of them.

2006-10-29 00:25:14 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Peer pressure.

2006-10-29 00:21:02 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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