Exam 14: Crowds and Collective Behaviour

Suppose that the dean at your university has threatened to debar you and seven of your friends from attending the university because of certain hijinks on your parts during a faculty-student seminar. She has even threatened police action. You are all quite worried about this, and are hoping that she will not carry out her threats. Today, however, you saw two police officers enter her office. Which of the four elements that according to Rosnow (1991) foster rumour development is missing from this situation?

A relatively large collection of people who are unorganized, anonymous, casual, and temporary is known as:

The social identity model of deindividuation effects postulates that, in the absence of formal organization and leadership:

Which of the following is NOT one of the basic concepts in the formation of social movements?

It would not be correct to describe the behaviour of people queuing for a bus as a collective behaviour because:

Which of the following is true about social movements?

Research on fashions indicates that:

Which of the following is likely to qualify as an urban legend?

What type of collective behaviour is most likely to be increased as a result of anxiety about status?

The (mistaken) belief that no Jews went to work at the World Trade Centre on the day of the terrorist attack in 2001 best can be defined as:

The mass murders of 'witches' in Europe between the fifteenth and seventeenth centuries is an example of:

What is believed to be the most effective communication route when consumers choose what products to buy?

Which of the following is a factor identified by Zimbardo as important in the process of deindividuation?

Collective behaviour has not been the topic of much empirical investigation by social psychologists. Which of the following is a reason for the lack of social psychological data on this topic?

Mass psychogenic illness seems to occur when:

Sociologists reviewed a set of 20 introductory sociology textbooks and found several myths propagated therein. Which of the following is not one of these myths?

In the context of collective behaviour, which of the following statements is not true with respect to the phenomenon of panic?

The phenomenon of scapegoating is fundamental to:

The term 'mass psychogenic illness' is sometimes used to describe:

When there is a general discontentment with the status quo, and restlessness but no definite goals, a social movement is said to be at the __________ stage.