Gustav Le Bon

Gustav Le Bon was a French social psychologist best known for his work on crowd behavior. He believed that individuals in a large group can lose their personal identity and become influenced by the collective mind, leading to behaviors they might not exhibit alone. According to Le Bon, crowds are emotionally driven, easily suggestible, and tend to follow leaders without critical thinking. His ideas have influenced understanding of social movements and mass psychology, emphasizing how collective environments can shape individual actions and opinions.