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When a man exercises his volition, chooses to commit himself to a course of action, and accepts personal responsitiliy for its consequences, he distinguishes himself as unique among living creatures and calls into question our laws of behavioral control" "In the process of having to generate intrinsic justifications in order to make a discrepant commitment appear rational and consistent, man shifts the locus of contorl of his behavior from external stimul to internal cognitive controls." Consistency, Rationality and responsibility are prized in society. "The act of freely making a commitment for which one assumes responsibility individuates the decision maker". But the world seems to be acting otherwise. People are excercising control to destroy themselves and others. Festinger showed in the 1950's that there is a "reduction in inner restraints" toward expression of counter-norm behavior when individuals are 'submerged in a group". Ziller proposed that "individuation is desireable withing a supportable social climate, but deindividuation is sought as a defense against a threatening environment." Deinviduation results in a lowering of the threshold for expressing inhibited behaviors. If one has been inhibiting a