Question 1

In 1979 eleven members of a group were killed outside a concert hall where the rock group the Who was going to perform.This group was a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) queue failure. 
B) aggressive mob. 
C) acquisitive panic. 
D) audience. 
E) riot. 
A) queue failure. 
B) aggressive mob. 
C) acquisitive panic. 
D) audience. 
E) riot.

Question 2

The Gergens' study of people in a dark room found that people tend to distance themselves as much as possible from others to avoid unwanted contact.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

College students dye their hair blue.A rumor spreads across the country that a fast food chain puts worms in the hamburgers.Members of fraternities loot a resort community.An audience applauds the play.These incidents are all examples of

Accepted Answer

A) crowds. 
B) collective processes. 
C) fads. 
D) deindividuation. 
A) crowds. 
B) collective processes. 
C) fads. 
D) deindividuation.

Question 4

Which of the following statements is true?

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A) People experiencing egoistic deprivation are more likely to join a social movement than those experiencing fraternal deprivation. 
B) Individuals with previous experience in movements are less likely to join new ones (the "sadder but wiser effect"). 
C) The more people identify with a social movement the more likely they will be to take part in it. 
D) People who take part in social movements tend to be extroverts ("joiners"). 
A) People experiencing egoistic deprivation are more likely to join a social movement than those experiencing fraternal deprivation. 
B) Individuals with previous experience in movements are less likely to join new ones (the "sadder but wiser effect"). 
C) The more people identify with a social movement the more likely they will be to take part in it. 
D) People who take part in social movements tend to be extroverts ("joiners").

Question 5

Norms governing proper conduct are MOST apparent in

Accepted Answer

A) crowds. 
B) mobs. 
C) audiences. 
D) street crowds. 
E) panics. 
A) crowds. 
B) mobs. 
C) audiences. 
D) street crowds. 
E) panics.

Question 6

Which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Crowd crystals are more likely to be present in queues than in crowds. 
B) Crowds,unlike most other types of groups,are unique in that they have no structure. 
C) A crowd of five people is unlikely to draw people to it;ten or more individuals are needed to trigger the crowd formation process. 
D) Every crowd is so unique that they can be studied only using case study methods. 
E) Members of crowds are united by their shared focus on attention. 
A) Crowd crystals are more likely to be present in queues than in crowds. 
B) Crowds,unlike most other types of groups,are unique in that they have no structure. 
C) A crowd of five people is unlikely to draw people to it;ten or more individuals are needed to trigger the crowd formation process. 
D) Every crowd is so unique that they can be studied only using case study methods. 
E) Members of crowds are united by their shared focus on attention.

Question 7

Which sequence orders these collectives from most structured to least structured?

Accepted Answer

A) panics,queues,audiences,street crowds,mobs. 
B) queues,audiences,street crowds,mobs,panics. 
C) queues,street crowds,mobs,audiences,panics. 
D) audiences,queues,panics,street crowds,mobs. 
A) panics,queues,audiences,street crowds,mobs. 
B) queues,audiences,street crowds,mobs,panics. 
C) queues,street crowds,mobs,audiences,panics. 
D) audiences,queues,panics,street crowds,mobs.

Question 8

You are called in to investigate complaints by the occupants of a building who believe that the structure is unhealthy.What will you do to study the possibility that their complaints are a mild form of mass hysteria or psychogenetic illness?

Accepted Answer

To study the possibility that the compla

Question 9

Describe the interpersonal processes that occur when individuals form and maintain queues.

Accepted Answer

When individuals form and maintain queue

Question 10

As anxiety decreases and certainty increases,individuals tend to circulate more rumors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What percentage of passersby looked in the direction of the crowd (of five or more individuals)in Milgram's study of crowd formation on the sidewalk of New York?

Accepted Answer

A) fewer than 20% 
B) 20-40 % 
C) about 50 % 
D) over 70 % 
A) fewer than 20% 
B) 20-40 % 
C) about 50 % 
D) over 70 %

Question 12

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) The word "queue" derives from the French word for a braid of hair. 
B) Only straight lines that determine order of service can be considered queues. 
C) Milgram found that individuals enforce the norms of a waiting line both verbally and nonverbally. 
D) Queues are based on the norm "first come,first served" (or "first in,first out"). 
E) Queues are sustained both by social norms and self-interest. 
A) The word "queue" derives from the French word for a braid of hair. 
B) Only straight lines that determine order of service can be considered queues. 
C) Milgram found that individuals enforce the norms of a waiting line both verbally and nonverbally. 
D) Queues are based on the norm "first come,first served" (or "first in,first out"). 
E) Queues are sustained both by social norms and self-interest.

Question 13

Studies of people who pass rumors suggest they do so to frighten and/or manipulate other people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Do you consider a "gathering" (e.g. ,an audience in movie theater,a congregation in church)to be a social group or a crowd? Why?

Accepted Answer

I consider a gathering to be a social gr

Question 15

Describe a time when you were part of a large crowd.Did the crowd form because of a shared focus,what did the crowd do,and what caused the crowd to disperse?

Accepted Answer

One time I was part of a large crowd was

Question 16

A review of recent research investigating collective behavior suggests the Le Bon was correct when he argued people become slightly mad when they join in large crowds and mobs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

___ occurs when individuals become so submerged in a group that they lose their sense of individuality.

Accepted Answer

A) Diffusion of responsibility 
B) Deindividuation 
C) Affiliation 
D) Angry aggression 
E) Collective violence 
A) Diffusion of responsibility 
B) Deindividuation 
C) Affiliation 
D) Angry aggression 
E) Collective violence

Question 18

Le Bon's theory,convergence theory,and emergent-norm theory are all theories of

Accepted Answer

A) social facilitation. 
B) deindividuation. 
C) crowd behavior. 
D) group performance. 
E) group entitativity. 
A) social facilitation. 
B) deindividuation. 
C) crowd behavior. 
D) group performance. 
E) group entitativity.

Question 19

Use emergent norm theory to develop a set of recommendations for maintaining order in large crowds at sporting events,parades,and street festivals.

Accepted Answer

Emergent norm theory suggests that in la

Question 20

What is the cause of death when people are caught in extremely high density situations,such as the crowds at the Who concert or the Love Parade?

Accepted Answer

A) Heart failure 
B) Asphyxiation 
C) Blood loss 
D) Blunt trauma 
E) Stress 
A) Heart failure 
B) Asphyxiation 
C) Blood loss 
D) Blunt trauma 
E) Stress

In 1979 eleven members of a group were killed outside a concert hall where the rock group the Who was going to perform.This group was a(n)

The Gergens' study of people in a dark room found that people tend to distance themselves as much as possible from others to avoid unwanted contact.

College students dye their hair blue.A rumor spreads across the country that a fast food chain puts worms in the hamburgers.Members of fraternities loot a resort community.An audience applauds the play.These incidents are all examples of

Which of the following statements is true?

Norms governing proper conduct are MOST apparent in

Which of the following statements is true?

Which sequence orders these collectives from most structured to least structured?

You are called in to investigate complaints by the occupants of a building who believe that the structure is unhealthy.What will you do to study the possibility that their complaints are a mild form of mass hysteria or psychogenetic illness?

Describe the interpersonal processes that occur when individuals form and maintain queues.

As anxiety decreases and certainty increases,individuals tend to circulate more rumors.

What percentage of passersby looked in the direction of the crowd (of five or more individuals)in Milgram's study of crowd formation on the sidewalk of New York?

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

Studies of people who pass rumors suggest they do so to frighten and/or manipulate other people.

Do you consider a "gathering" (e.g. ,an audience in movie theater,a congregation in church)to be a social group or a crowd? Why?

Describe a time when you were part of a large crowd.Did the crowd form because of a shared focus,what did the crowd do,and what caused the crowd to disperse?

A review of recent research investigating collective behavior suggests the Le Bon was correct when he argued people become slightly mad when they join in large crowds and mobs.

___ occurs when individuals become so submerged in a group that they lose their sense of individuality.

Le Bon's theory,convergence theory,and emergent-norm theory are all theories of

Use emergent norm theory to develop a set of recommendations for maintaining order in large crowds at sporting events,parades,and street festivals.

What is the cause of death when people are caught in extremely high density situations,such as the crowds at the Who concert or the Love Parade?

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Exam 17: Crowds and Collectives

In 1979 eleven members of a group were killed outside a concert hall where the rock group the Who was going to perform.This group was a(n)

The Gergens' study of people in a dark room found that people tend to distance themselves as much as possible from others to avoid unwanted contact.

College students dye their hair blue.A rumor spreads across the country that a fast food chain puts worms in the hamburgers.Members of fraternities loot a resort community.An audience applauds the play.These incidents are all examples of

Which of the following statements is true?

Norms governing proper conduct are MOST apparent in

Which of the following statements is true?

Which sequence orders these collectives from most structured to least structured?

You are called in to investigate complaints by the occupants of a building who believe that the structure is unhealthy.What will you do to study the possibility that their complaints are a mild form of mass hysteria or psychogenetic illness?

Describe the interpersonal processes that occur when individuals form and maintain queues.

As anxiety decreases and certainty increases,individuals tend to circulate more rumors.

What percentage of passersby looked in the direction of the crowd (of five or more individuals)in Milgram's study of crowd formation on the sidewalk of New York?

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

Studies of people who pass rumors suggest they do so to frighten and/or manipulate other people.

Do you consider a "gathering" (e.g. ,an audience in movie theater,a congregation in church)to be a social group or a crowd? Why?

Describe a time when you were part of a large crowd.Did the crowd form because of a shared focus,what did the crowd do,and what caused the crowd to disperse?

A review of recent research investigating collective behavior suggests the Le Bon was correct when he argued people become slightly mad when they join in large crowds and mobs.

___ occurs when individuals become so submerged in a group that they lose their sense of individuality.

Le Bon's theory,convergence theory,and emergent-norm theory are all theories of

Use emergent norm theory to develop a set of recommendations for maintaining order in large crowds at sporting events,parades,and street festivals.

What is the cause of death when people are caught in extremely high density situations,such as the crowds at the Who concert or the Love Parade?

An Introduction to Group Dynamics

Studying Groups

Inclusion and Identity

Formation

Cohesion and Development

Structure

Influence

Power

Leadership

Performance

Teams

Decision Making

Conflict

Intergroup Relations

Groups in Context

Growth and Change

Filters