Question 1

The popular excitement stage of social movements is characterized by:

Accepted Answer

A)  general discontent with the status quo 
B)  definite ideas emerge regarding the source of discontent and about goals 
C)  the development of an ideology for the group 
D)  a fixed structure and organization of the group 
E)  consciousness raising 
A)  general discontent with the status quo 
B)  definite ideas emerge regarding the source of discontent and about goals 
C)  the development of an ideology for the group 
D)  a fixed structure and organization of the group 
E)  consciousness raising

Question 2

Which of the following is a type of social movement?

Accepted Answer

A)  cult 
B)  group seeking to reform election laws 
C)  election day 
D)  large scale immigration 
E)  an established religious institution in your country 
A)  cult 
B)  group seeking to reform election laws 
C)  election day 
D)  large scale immigration 
E)  an established religious institution in your country

Question 3

The great tulip mania in Holland is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  mass psychogenic illness 
B)  an urban myth 
C)  a contagion of anxiety 
D)  contagion of enthusiasm 
E)  a contagion of hostility 
A)  mass psychogenic illness 
B)  an urban myth 
C)  a contagion of anxiety 
D)  contagion of enthusiasm 
E)  a contagion of hostility

Question 4

Which of the following statements about panic is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  panic usually occurs in crowds 
B)  leadership structure has broken down 
C)  in panic, individuals usually reinforce each other's concern about escape in the face of danger 
D)  any behaviour that involves flight is panic 
E)  a, b and c are all true 
A)  panic usually occurs in crowds 
B)  leadership structure has broken down 
C)  in panic, individuals usually reinforce each other's concern about escape in the face of danger 
D)  any behaviour that involves flight is panic 
E)  a, b and c are all true

Question 5

Which view of crowding suggests that people are more likely to avoid eye contact and notice less of what is going on?

Accepted Answer

A)  the social-pathology hypothesis 
B)  density-intensity 
C)  loss of control 
D)  Behavioural Sink 
E)  sensory overload 
A)  the social-pathology hypothesis 
B)  density-intensity 
C)  loss of control 
D)  Behavioural Sink 
E)  sensory overload

Question 6

It is observed that local opinion leaders first wear the new fashions, and then others follow. This is a demonstration of:

Accepted Answer

A)  contagion of enthusiasm 
B)  contagion of fashion 
C)  two-step flow of communication 
D)  two-step contagion process 
E)  none of the above 
A)  contagion of enthusiasm 
B)  contagion of fashion 
C)  two-step flow of communication 
D)  two-step contagion process 
E)  none of the above

Question 7

What effect does the development of a conspiracy theory have on members of the group?

Accepted Answer

A)  it tends to bind the group together emotionally 
B)  it binds the group together intellectually 
C)  it seems to provide the group members with a reason as to why they seem incapable of obtaining their goals 
D)  both a and c 
E)  all of the above 
A)  it tends to bind the group together emotionally 
B)  it binds the group together intellectually 
C)  it seems to provide the group members with a reason as to why they seem incapable of obtaining their goals 
D)  both a and c 
E)  all of the above

Question 8

According to the text, fashions:

Accepted Answer

A)  tend to cause a shift toward banality 
B)  increase anonymity 
C)  are used to erase the differences between people of different social levels 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above 
A)  tend to cause a shift toward banality 
B)  increase anonymity 
C)  are used to erase the differences between people of different social levels 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above

Question 9

The baiting crowd involves people encouraging a person threatening suicide to go through with it. This is an ugly example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  contagion of anxiety 
B)  contagion of enthusiasm 
C)  contagion of hostility 
D)  contagion of sadism 
E)  contagion of measles 
A)  contagion of anxiety 
B)  contagion of enthusiasm 
C)  contagion of hostility 
D)  contagion of sadism 
E)  contagion of measles

Question 10

Neumann and Strack (2000) told participants that they were in a study of comprehension. Then they listened to a text being read in a sad or happy voice. Researchers then assessed participants' mood, and found that it was congruent with the happy or sad voice. This demonstrates:

Accepted Answer

A)  social modelling 
B)  experimenter effects 
C)  deindividuation 
D)  emotional contagion 
E)  spread of affective disorders 
A)  social modelling 
B)  experimenter effects 
C)  deindividuation 
D)  emotional contagion 
E)  spread of affective disorders

Question 11

In a replication of Zimbardo's prison experiment, reported on the BBC:

Accepted Answer

A)  for a time, prisoners coalesced into a cohesive group 
B)  the guards did not identify with the role and were reluctant to assert their authority 
C)  while guards and prisoners agreed to form an egalitarian commune, they could not agree on the rules 
D)  the prisoners ultimately failed to form a common social identity 
E)  all of the above 
A)  for a time, prisoners coalesced into a cohesive group 
B)  the guards did not identify with the role and were reluctant to assert their authority 
C)  while guards and prisoners agreed to form an egalitarian commune, they could not agree on the rules 
D)  the prisoners ultimately failed to form a common social identity 
E)  all of the above

Question 12

Fashions may serve a number of functions in society. Which of the following is not one of them?

Accepted Answer

A)  provide relief from banality 
B)  provide a method of defining oneself with regard to actual or aspired status 
C)  increase anonymity by masking social status 
D)  function as a status marker 
E)  communicate information about one's attitudes 
A)  provide relief from banality 
B)  provide a method of defining oneself with regard to actual or aspired status 
C)  increase anonymity by masking social status 
D)  function as a status marker 
E)  communicate information about one's attitudes

Question 13

Which of the following is not true regarding contagions of anxiety?

Accepted Answer

A)  they may produce symptoms of physical illness 
B)  their only goal appears to be emotional release 
C)  they often evoke unrestrained emotionalism 
D)  they involve the rapid dissemination of exaggerated fears 
E)  both a and b 
A)  they may produce symptoms of physical illness 
B)  their only goal appears to be emotional release 
C)  they often evoke unrestrained emotionalism 
D)  they involve the rapid dissemination of exaggerated fears 
E)  both a and b

Question 14

Believable rumours tend to spread more often than unbelievable rumours. This is related to Rosnow's concept of:

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive ambiguity 
B)  credibility 
C)  outcome-relevance 
D)  believability 
E)  message integrity 
A)  cognitive ambiguity 
B)  credibility 
C)  outcome-relevance 
D)  believability 
E)  message integrity

Question 15

In an experiment, four-person chains of participants conveyed a message about a restaurant using worm meat in its hamburger. In one condition, the information was given to the first person along with an indication of uncertainty as to whether it was true, while the control condition had no such expression of uncertainty. By the fourth retelling of this message, the original uncertainty had:

Accepted Answer

A)  was as strong as ever 
B)  was still significant although less so 
C)  had disappeared 
D)  had reversed - the fourth participant was more certain than the first 
E)  the worm had turned 
A)  was as strong as ever 
B)  was still significant although less so 
C)  had disappeared 
D)  had reversed - the fourth participant was more certain than the first 
E)  the worm had turned

Question 16

Crowding refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  the subjective feeling of discomfort resulting from the perception that there are too many people around 
B)  excessive stimulation and information 
C)  the concentration of people per given area 
D)  the objective number of people in a given area 
E)  the intensity of social experience 
A)  the subjective feeling of discomfort resulting from the perception that there are too many people around 
B)  excessive stimulation and information 
C)  the concentration of people per given area 
D)  the objective number of people in a given area 
E)  the intensity of social experience

Question 17

According to the text, social inhibition of escape behaviour may occur as a result of:

Accepted Answer

A)  the euphoria of the crowd 
B)  the influence of alcohol 
C)  the wish to avoid looking foolish or cowardly 
D)  both b and c 
E)  all of the above 
A)  the euphoria of the crowd 
B)  the influence of alcohol 
C)  the wish to avoid looking foolish or cowardly 
D)  both b and c 
E)  all of the above

Question 18

When Zimbardo compared the aggression of students who were anonymous (by virtue of wearing hoods over their faces and shapeless overcoats over their bodies) with that of experimental participants in a non-anonymous condition:

Accepted Answer

A)  the experimental participants were more aggressive in the anonymous condition, supporting the deindividuation hypothesis 
B)  the experimental participants were less aggressive in the anonymous condition, supporting the emergent norm hypothesis 
C)  the experimental participants in the anonymous condition showed more evidence of contagion 
D)  there was no difference in the aggression of the experimental participants in the two conditions 
E)  both a and c 
A)  the experimental participants were more aggressive in the anonymous condition, supporting the deindividuation hypothesis 
B)  the experimental participants were less aggressive in the anonymous condition, supporting the emergent norm hypothesis 
C)  the experimental participants in the anonymous condition showed more evidence of contagion 
D)  there was no difference in the aggression of the experimental participants in the two conditions 
E)  both a and c

Question 19

Which of the following involves a 'two step flow of communication' for its spread?

Accepted Answer

A)  fashion 
B)  fad 
C)  a contagion 
D)  rumour 
E)  a rebellion 
A)  fashion 
B)  fad 
C)  a contagion 
D)  rumour 
E)  a rebellion

Question 20

What do the following have in common: fads, fashions, contagions of enthusiasm, contagion of fear?

Accepted Answer

A)  all based on emotion 
B)  all involve limited numbers of people 
C)  all involve loss of individual identity 
D)  all may involve physical symptoms 
E)  all may occur without direct interpersonal contact 
A)  all based on emotion 
B)  all involve limited numbers of people 
C)  all involve loss of individual identity 
D)  all may involve physical symptoms 
E)  all may occur without direct interpersonal contact

The popular excitement stage of social movements is characterized by:

Which of the following is a type of social movement?

The great tulip mania in Holland is an example of:

Which of the following statements about panic is true?

Which view of crowding suggests that people are more likely to avoid eye contact and notice less of what is going on?

It is observed that local opinion leaders first wear the new fashions, and then others follow. This is a demonstration of:

What effect does the development of a conspiracy theory have on members of the group?

According to the text, fashions:

The baiting crowd involves people encouraging a person threatening suicide to go through with it. This is an ugly example of:

Neumann and Strack (2000) told participants that they were in a study of comprehension. Then they listened to a text being read in a sad or happy voice. Researchers then assessed participants' mood, and found that it was congruent with the happy or sad voice. This demonstrates:

In a replication of Zimbardo's prison experiment, reported on the BBC:

Fashions may serve a number of functions in society. Which of the following is not one of them?

Which of the following is not true regarding contagions of anxiety?

Believable rumours tend to spread more often than unbelievable rumours. This is related to Rosnow's concept of:

Crowding refers to:

According to the text, social inhibition of escape behaviour may occur as a result of:

When Zimbardo compared the aggression of students who were anonymous (by virtue of wearing hoods over their faces and shapeless overcoats over their bodies) with that of experimental participants in a non-anonymous condition:

Which of the following involves a 'two step flow of communication' for its spread?

What do the following have in common: fads, fashions, contagions of enthusiasm, contagion of fear?

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Exam 14: Crowds and Collective Behaviour

The popular excitement stage of social movements is characterized by:

Which of the following is a type of social movement?

The great tulip mania in Holland is an example of:

Which of the following statements about panic is true?

Which view of crowding suggests that people are more likely to avoid eye contact and notice less of what is going on?

It is observed that local opinion leaders first wear the new fashions, and then others follow. This is a demonstration of:

What effect does the development of a conspiracy theory have on members of the group?

According to the text, fashions:

The baiting crowd involves people encouraging a person threatening suicide to go through with it. This is an ugly example of:

Neumann and Strack (2000) told participants that they were in a study of comprehension. Then they listened to a text being read in a sad or happy voice. Researchers then assessed participants' mood, and found that it was congruent with the happy or sad voice. This demonstrates:

In a replication of Zimbardo's prison experiment, reported on the BBC:

Fashions may serve a number of functions in society. Which of the following is not one of them?

Which of the following is not true regarding contagions of anxiety?

Believable rumours tend to spread more often than unbelievable rumours. This is related to Rosnow's concept of:

Crowding refers to:

According to the text, social inhibition of escape behaviour may occur as a result of:

When Zimbardo compared the aggression of students who were anonymous (by virtue of wearing hoods over their faces and shapeless overcoats over their bodies) with that of experimental participants in a non-anonymous condition:

Which of the following involves a 'two step flow of communication' for its spread?

What do the following have in common: fads, fashions, contagions of enthusiasm, contagion of fear?

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