In Trying to Understand the Evacuation During the 1993 Bombing

Multiple Choice

In trying to understand the evacuation during the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center, B. E. Aguirre, Dennis Wenger, and Gabriela Vigo argue that the more "the search for meaning in the milling process focuses upon defining the situation as serious, the quicker should be the mobilization of people and the initiation of collective behavior." What type of theory are they using to make this prediction?

A) technological determinism
B) emergent norm theory
C) contagion theory
D) cultural diffusion