Exam 11: Collective Behavior

Following is a list of terms and then a series of statements. Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank. A. Acting crowds AA. Intensity of behavior B. Mobilization for action BB. Generalized belief C. Political process theory CC. Action of social control D. Collective identity DD. Circular reaction E. Panic EE. Public F. Free-rider problem FF. Mass hysteria theory G. Social movements GG. Mass H. Assembling phase HH. Emergent norm theory I. Dispersal phase II. Collective action J. Gathering phase JJ. Structural strain K. Interpretive phase KK. Structural conduciveness L. Value-added theory LL. Insecure participant M. Emergency dispersals MM. Concerned participant N. Coerced dispersals NN. Curiosity seeker O. Routine dispersal OO. Ego-involved participant P. New social movements PP. Social movement organizations Q. Coalition QQ. Homogeneity of mood R. Expressive crowd I RR. Resource mobilization theory S. Social dilemma SS. Value-oriented movement T. Organizational instruction TT. Norm-oriented movements U. Hostile outbursts UU. Contagious mental unity V. Craze VV. Differential expression W. Independent instructions WW. Perception control theory X. Interdependent instruction Y. Milling Z. Irrational behavior ZZ. Collective Memory -____ A shared belief about a person, an event, or interaction or object.

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Question 41

Group processes research shows that coalitions are natural product of individuals faced with large power disparities.

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Question 42

Following is a list of terms and then a series of statements. Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank. A. Acting crowds AA. Intensity of behavior B. Mobilization for action BB. Generalized belief C. Political process theory CC. Action of social control D. Collective identity DD. Circular reaction E. Panic EE. Public F. Free-rider problem FF. Mass hysteria theory G. Social movements GG. Mass H. Assembling phase HH. Emergent norm theory I. Dispersal phase II. Collective action J. Gathering phase JJ. Structural strain K. Interpretive phase KK. Structural conduciveness L. Value-added theory LL. Insecure participant M. Emergency dispersals MM. Concerned participant N. Coerced dispersals NN. Curiosity seeker O. Routine dispersal OO. Ego-involved participant P. New social movements PP. Social movement organizations Q. Coalition QQ. Homogeneity of mood R. Expressive crowd I RR. Resource mobilization theory S. Social dilemma SS. Value-oriented movement T. Organizational instruction TT. Norm-oriented movements U. Hostile outbursts UU. Contagious mental unity V. Craze VV. Differential expression W. Independent instructions WW. Perception control theory X. Interdependent instruction Y. Milling Z. Irrational behavior ZZ. Collective Memory -____ Theory of collective behavior focusing on how individuals come to accept the constraints imposed by a group.

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Question 43

Following is a list of terms and then a series of statements. Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank. A. Acting crowds AA. Intensity of behavior B. Mobilization for action BB. Generalized belief C. Political process theory CC. Action of social control D. Collective identity DD. Circular reaction E. Panic EE. Public F. Free-rider problem FF. Mass hysteria theory G. Social movements GG. Mass H. Assembling phase HH. Emergent norm theory I. Dispersal phase II. Collective action J. Gathering phase JJ. Structural strain K. Interpretive phase KK. Structural conduciveness L. Value-added theory LL. Insecure participant M. Emergency dispersals MM. Concerned participant N. Coerced dispersals NN. Curiosity seeker O. Routine dispersal OO. Ego-involved participant P. New social movements PP. Social movement organizations Q. Coalition QQ. Homogeneity of mood R. Expressive crowd I RR. Resource mobilization theory S. Social dilemma SS. Value-oriented movement T. Organizational instruction TT. Norm-oriented movements U. Hostile outbursts UU. Contagious mental unity V. Craze VV. Differential expression W. Independent instructions WW. Perception control theory X. Interdependent instruction Y. Milling Z. Irrational behavior ZZ. Collective Memory -____ Crowd dispersals that occur during emergency situations like fires or explosions.

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Question 44

Following is a list of terms and then a series of statements. Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank. A. Acting crowds AA. Intensity of behavior B. Mobilization for action BB. Generalized belief C. Political process theory CC. Action of social control D. Collective identity DD. Circular reaction E. Panic EE. Public F. Free-rider problem FF. Mass hysteria theory G. Social movements GG. Mass H. Assembling phase HH. Emergent norm theory I. Dispersal phase II. Collective action J. Gathering phase JJ. Structural strain K. Interpretive phase KK. Structural conduciveness L. Value-added theory LL. Insecure participant M. Emergency dispersals MM. Concerned participant N. Coerced dispersals NN. Curiosity seeker O. Routine dispersal OO. Ego-involved participant P. New social movements PP. Social movement organizations Q. Coalition QQ. Homogeneity of mood R. Expressive crowd I RR. Resource mobilization theory S. Social dilemma SS. Value-oriented movement T. Organizational instruction TT. Norm-oriented movements U. Hostile outbursts UU. Contagious mental unity V. Craze VV. Differential expression W. Independent instructions WW. Perception control theory X. Interdependent instruction Y. Milling Z. Irrational behavior ZZ. Collective Memory -____ Examines the interaction of competing interests and opportunity structures in a group's ability to produce social change.

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Question 45

Gustave LeBon's book, "The Crowd" is based on observations of which of the following events?

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Question 46

According to Smelser's value-added theory, what kind of collective behavior was the American stock market crash in 1929?

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Question 47

What is the best predictor of an individual participating in a march or a riot?

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Question 48

Following is a list of terms and then a series of statements. Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank. A. Acting crowds AA. Intensity of behavior B. Mobilization for action BB. Generalized belief C. Political process theory CC. Action of social control D. Collective identity DD. Circular reaction E. Panic EE. Public F. Free-rider problem FF. Mass hysteria theory G. Social movements GG. Mass H. Assembling phase HH. Emergent norm theory I. Dispersal phase II. Collective action J. Gathering phase JJ. Structural strain K. Interpretive phase KK. Structural conduciveness L. Value-added theory LL. Insecure participant M. Emergency dispersals MM. Concerned participant N. Coerced dispersals NN. Curiosity seeker O. Routine dispersal OO. Ego-involved participant P. New social movements PP. Social movement organizations Q. Coalition QQ. Homogeneity of mood R. Expressive crowd I RR. Resource mobilization theory S. Social dilemma SS. Value-oriented movement T. Organizational instruction TT. Norm-oriented movements U. Hostile outbursts UU. Contagious mental unity V. Craze VV. Differential expression W. Independent instructions WW. Perception control theory X. Interdependent instruction Y. Milling Z. Irrational behavior ZZ. Collective Memory -____ Collective action designed to produce a new social order.

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Question 49

Following is a list of terms and then a series of statements. Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank. A. Acting crowds AA. Intensity of behavior B. Mobilization for action BB. Generalized belief C. Political process theory CC. Action of social control D. Collective identity DD. Circular reaction E. Panic EE. Public F. Free-rider problem FF. Mass hysteria theory G. Social movements GG. Mass H. Assembling phase HH. Emergent norm theory I. Dispersal phase II. Collective action J. Gathering phase JJ. Structural strain K. Interpretive phase KK. Structural conduciveness L. Value-added theory LL. Insecure participant M. Emergency dispersals MM. Concerned participant N. Coerced dispersals NN. Curiosity seeker O. Routine dispersal OO. Ego-involved participant P. New social movements PP. Social movement organizations Q. Coalition QQ. Homogeneity of mood R. Expressive crowd I RR. Resource mobilization theory S. Social dilemma SS. Value-oriented movement T. Organizational instruction TT. Norm-oriented movements U. Hostile outbursts UU. Contagious mental unity V. Craze VV. Differential expression W. Independent instructions WW. Perception control theory X. Interdependent instruction Y. Milling Z. Irrational behavior ZZ. Collective Memory -____ A situation whereby if every person acts in his or her own best interests, the results will be bad for the group.

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Question 50

Following is a list of terms and then a series of statements. Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank. A. Acting crowds AA. Intensity of behavior B. Mobilization for action BB. Generalized belief C. Political process theory CC. Action of social control D. Collective identity DD. Circular reaction E. Panic EE. Public F. Free-rider problem FF. Mass hysteria theory G. Social movements GG. Mass H. Assembling phase HH. Emergent norm theory I. Dispersal phase II. Collective action J. Gathering phase JJ. Structural strain K. Interpretive phase KK. Structural conduciveness L. Value-added theory LL. Insecure participant M. Emergency dispersals MM. Concerned participant N. Coerced dispersals NN. Curiosity seeker O. Routine dispersal OO. Ego-involved participant P. New social movements PP. Social movement organizations Q. Coalition QQ. Homogeneity of mood R. Expressive crowd I RR. Resource mobilization theory S. Social dilemma SS. Value-oriented movement T. Organizational instruction TT. Norm-oriented movements U. Hostile outbursts UU. Contagious mental unity V. Craze VV. Differential expression W. Independent instructions WW. Perception control theory X. Interdependent instruction Y. Milling Z. Irrational behavior ZZ. Collective Memory -____ Theory based on the notion that to fully understand the causes of collective events, you need to distinguish the type of collective behavior in question and the social conditions surrounding it.

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Question 51

Following is a list of terms and then a series of statements. Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank. A. Acting crowds AA. Intensity of behavior B. Mobilization for action BB. Generalized belief C. Political process theory CC. Action of social control D. Collective identity DD. Circular reaction E. Panic EE. Public F. Free-rider problem FF. Mass hysteria theory G. Social movements GG. Mass H. Assembling phase HH. Emergent norm theory I. Dispersal phase II. Collective action J. Gathering phase JJ. Structural strain K. Interpretive phase KK. Structural conduciveness L. Value-added theory LL. Insecure participant M. Emergency dispersals MM. Concerned participant N. Coerced dispersals NN. Curiosity seeker O. Routine dispersal OO. Ego-involved participant P. New social movements PP. Social movement organizations Q. Coalition QQ. Homogeneity of mood R. Expressive crowd I RR. Resource mobilization theory S. Social dilemma SS. Value-oriented movement T. Organizational instruction TT. Norm-oriented movements U. Hostile outbursts UU. Contagious mental unity V. Craze VV. Differential expression W. Independent instructions WW. Perception control theory X. Interdependent instruction Y. Milling Z. Irrational behavior ZZ. Collective Memory -____ Theory based on the premise that people must be able to monitor and interpret one another's behavior for collective action to occur.

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Question 52

Following is a list of terms and then a series of statements. Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank. A. Acting crowds AA. Intensity of behavior B. Mobilization for action BB. Generalized belief C. Political process theory CC. Action of social control D. Collective identity DD. Circular reaction E. Panic EE. Public F. Free-rider problem FF. Mass hysteria theory G. Social movements GG. Mass H. Assembling phase HH. Emergent norm theory I. Dispersal phase II. Collective action J. Gathering phase JJ. Structural strain K. Interpretive phase KK. Structural conduciveness L. Value-added theory LL. Insecure participant M. Emergency dispersals MM. Concerned participant N. Coerced dispersals NN. Curiosity seeker O. Routine dispersal OO. Ego-involved participant P. New social movements PP. Social movement organizations Q. Coalition QQ. Homogeneity of mood R. Expressive crowd I RR. Resource mobilization theory S. Social dilemma SS. Value-oriented movement T. Organizational instruction TT. Norm-oriented movements U. Hostile outbursts UU. Contagious mental unity V. Craze VV. Differential expression W. Independent instructions WW. Perception control theory X. Interdependent instruction Y. Milling Z. Irrational behavior ZZ. Collective Memory -____ According to emergent norm theory, it is the type of person who feels a strong personal commitment to the issue that the group is involved with.

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Question 53

Following is a list of terms and then a series of statements. Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank.

____ According to emergent norm theory, it is the type of person who participates in the group out of curiosity.

Acting crowds

____ A shared belief about a person, an event, or interaction or object.

Mobilization for action

____ Aspect of value-added theory referring to how authorities react to the behavior.

Political process theory

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____ According to emergent norm theory, it is the type of person who participates in the group out of curiosity.

____ A shared belief about a person, an event, or interaction or object.

____ Aspect of value-added theory referring to how authorities react to the behavior.

____ Phase of collective behavior referring to the factors that bring people together into the same place at the same time.

____ Groups of people with a focus, or goal, who act with unity to achieve a goal.

____ Process by which people become more and more suggestible and irrational after interactions become interrupted.

____ An alliance of actors formed for the purpose of achieving some goal.

____ Situations in which a third party attempts to break up a group.

____ The purposive nature of people's behavior when they collectively celebrate, mourn, worship, protest, compete in athletics, or confront disasters.

____ An individual's sense of connection with a larger community or group.

____ According to emergent norm theory, there are people who are not directly involved with a group's goal but participate out of concern over an issue.

____ A sense of shared emotional bond that emerges whenever people interact in a group.

____ When large numbers of people become obsessed with something like the purchase of a product or an activity.

____ Aspect of emergent norm theory that argues individuals enter groups with different attitudes and perspectives.

____ Phase of collective behavior referring to the behaviors leading to the end of a social movement gathering.

____ According to emergent norm theory, it is the type of person who feels a strong personal commitment to the issue that the group is involved with.

____ Crowd dispersals that occur during emergency situations like fires or explosions.

____ Theory of collective behavior focusing on how individuals come to accept the constraints imposed by a group.

____ Element of value-added theory that states group members must have a shared view of the problem and how to resolve tension.

____ According to mass hysteria theory, people in a crowd exhibit a shared willingness to follow suggestions.

____ Any type of mass violence or killings.

____ Aspect of perception control theory referring to individual decisions made during collective behavior.

____ According to emergent norm theory, it is the person participating in a crowd merely for the sense of connection with the group.

____ A key ingredient of contagious mental unity, referring to situations in which people lose their inhibitions to act and the tempo of their behavior increases.

____ Aspect of perception control theory referring to when individuals in a group work together to make decisions.

____ Part of the circular reaction process in which people respond to one another by interpreting the other's gestures and remarks, rehearsing or visualizing a possible response, and then conveying a response.

____ An ingredient of mass hysteria theory referring to when people act without reason.

____ Crowd that lacks a goal and is primarily just a setting for tension release, often through rhythmical action such as applause, dancing, or singing.

____ When some actors can reap the benefits of a group effort without incurring the costs.

____ Phase of collective behavior referring to the behaviors occurring during a social movement.

____ Anonymous individuals from many social strata that are loosely organized.

____ Theory based on the idea that individuals in crowds lose their ability to think and act rationally.

____ Part of the circular reaction process in which individuals at an event anxiously move about in a seemingly aimless and random fashion.

____ Element of value-added theory regarding individuals' reaction to an immediate threat.

____ Those movements that center around specific issues rather than class-based political mobilizations (e.g., workers' rights).

____ Movements to change the way things are regulated in society.

____ Aspect of perception control theory referring to when information is provided by a movement's leadership or some other outside force.

____ A situation in which large numbers of people are overwhelmed with a common fear.

____ Theory based on the premise that people must be able to monitor and interpret one another's behavior for collective action to occur.

____ Examines the interaction of competing interests and opportunity structures in a group's ability to produce social change.

____ Element of value-added theory that states society must be in a condition amenable to the formation of movements.

____ Element of value-added theory stating there must be some level of conflict over some issue or problem to initiate collective action.

____ Theory based on the notion that to fully understand the causes of collective events, you need to distinguish the type of collective behavior in question and the social conditions surrounding it.

____ Attempts to change the social order of society.

____ An aggregate of people, often from the same social class, who are concerned with a specific issue.

____ Theory of collective action that views social movements as a product of the interaction between the social conditions that lead people to want change and resources available to make those changes.

____ A dispersal in which participants leave a gathering in a rational, orderly fashion.

____ A situation whereby if every person acts in his or her own best interests, the results will be bad for the group.

____ Formally organized groups designed to bring about social change.

____ Collective action designed to produce a new social order.

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Question 54

Which theorist is most associated with mass hysteria theory?

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Question 55

Using Blumer's theory of circular reaction, what stage was Reba going through before she decided to help the witch being taken away by the police?

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Question 56

Which of the following are typical behaviors at a large protest march?

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Question 57

Following is a list of terms and then a series of statements. Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank. A. Acting crowds AA. Intensity of behavior B. Mobilization for action BB. Generalized belief C. Political process theory CC. Action of social control D. Collective identity DD. Circular reaction E. Panic EE. Public F. Free-rider problem FF. Mass hysteria theory G. Social movements GG. Mass H. Assembling phase HH. Emergent norm theory I. Dispersal phase II. Collective action J. Gathering phase JJ. Structural strain K. Interpretive phase KK. Structural conduciveness L. Value-added theory LL. Insecure participant M. Emergency dispersals MM. Concerned participant N. Coerced dispersals NN. Curiosity seeker O. Routine dispersal OO. Ego-involved participant P. New social movements PP. Social movement organizations Q. Coalition QQ. Homogeneity of mood R. Expressive crowd I RR. Resource mobilization theory S. Social dilemma SS. Value-oriented movement T. Organizational instruction TT. Norm-oriented movements U. Hostile outbursts UU. Contagious mental unity V. Craze VV. Differential expression W. Independent instructions WW. Perception control theory X. Interdependent instruction Y. Milling Z. Irrational behavior ZZ. Collective Memory -____ Aspect of emergent norm theory that argues individuals enter groups with different attitudes and perspectives.

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Question 58

Following is a list of terms and then a series of statements. Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank. A. Acting crowds AA. Intensity of behavior B. Mobilization for action BB. Generalized belief C. Political process theory CC. Action of social control D. Collective identity DD. Circular reaction E. Panic EE. Public F. Free-rider problem FF. Mass hysteria theory G. Social movements GG. Mass H. Assembling phase HH. Emergent norm theory I. Dispersal phase II. Collective action J. Gathering phase JJ. Structural strain K. Interpretive phase KK. Structural conduciveness L. Value-added theory LL. Insecure participant M. Emergency dispersals MM. Concerned participant N. Coerced dispersals NN. Curiosity seeker O. Routine dispersal OO. Ego-involved participant P. New social movements PP. Social movement organizations Q. Coalition QQ. Homogeneity of mood R. Expressive crowd I RR. Resource mobilization theory S. Social dilemma SS. Value-oriented movement T. Organizational instruction TT. Norm-oriented movements U. Hostile outbursts UU. Contagious mental unity V. Craze VV. Differential expression W. Independent instructions WW. Perception control theory X. Interdependent instruction Y. Milling Z. Irrational behavior ZZ. Collective Memory -____ A situation in which large numbers of people are overwhelmed with a common fear.

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Question 59

Following is a list of terms and then a series of statements. Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank. A. Acting crowds AA. Intensity of behavior B. Mobilization for action BB. Generalized belief C. Political process theory CC. Action of social control D. Collective identity DD. Circular reaction E. Panic EE. Public F. Free-rider problem FF. Mass hysteria theory G. Social movements GG. Mass H. Assembling phase HH. Emergent norm theory I. Dispersal phase II. Collective action J. Gathering phase JJ. Structural strain K. Interpretive phase KK. Structural conduciveness L. Value-added theory LL. Insecure participant M. Emergency dispersals MM. Concerned participant N. Coerced dispersals NN. Curiosity seeker O. Routine dispersal OO. Ego-involved participant P. New social movements PP. Social movement organizations Q. Coalition QQ. Homogeneity of mood R. Expressive crowd I RR. Resource mobilization theory S. Social dilemma SS. Value-oriented movement T. Organizational instruction TT. Norm-oriented movements U. Hostile outbursts UU. Contagious mental unity V. Craze VV. Differential expression W. Independent instructions WW. Perception control theory X. Interdependent instruction Y. Milling Z. Irrational behavior ZZ. Collective Memory -____ Aspect of perception control theory referring to when information is provided by a movement's leadership or some other outside force.

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Question 60

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Group processes research shows that coalitions are natural product of individuals faced with large power disparities.

Gustave LeBon's book, "The Crowd" is based on observations of which of the following events?

According to Smelser's value-added theory, what kind of collective behavior was the American stock market crash in 1929?

What is the best predictor of an individual participating in a march or a riot?

Which theorist is most associated with mass hysteria theory?

Using Blumer's theory of circular reaction, what stage was Reba going through before she decided to help the witch being taken away by the police?

Which of the following are typical behaviors at a large protest march?

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