At a Recent College Football Game, the Fans in the Stands

Multiple Choice

At a recent college football game, the fans in the stands did the stadium wave. That is, successive groups of spectators briefly stood and raised their arms, then immediately returned to the usual seated position. This social interaction, in which a group of people engaged in a behaviour that is not in their normal routine, is an example of:

A) hysteria
B) riot
C) collective behaviour
D) urban legend