BPS Core Textbooks Series

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Chapter 4 – Essay questions

Categories:
  1. Analyse the varying selves that exist in the online world compared to the real world.
  2. Compare and contrast the Equalisation Hypothesis and the Social Identity Model of Deindividuation Effects (SIDE).
  3. Evaluate the positive and negative effects of anonymity in social network sites.
  4. ‘Impression management could not exist without anonymity in the online world.’ Examine your answer with regard to current research.