Question 1

Which of the following does not fit with the others?

Accepted Answer

A) gatherings 
B) audiences 
C) queues 
D) riots

Question 2

Panics differ from riots emotionally: panics are usually anxious or fearful.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

I think that mob action is like a disease that overtakes healthy people,corrupts them,and causes them to act in ways they never would normally.I favor ___ theory of crowding.

Accepted Answer

A) convergence 
B) emergent norm 
C) Le Bon's contagion 
D) social identity

Question 4

What prevents the queue from breaking down into a disorderly crowd?

Accepted Answer

A) normative processes 
B) individuals in the line who act as leaders 
C) habits 
D) self-control 
E) mindlessness

Question 5

In Milgram's study of people who passed a group of confederates staring at a building,if we define "joining the crowd" as imitating the behavior of the confederates (by looking up at the building),then we can conclude

Accepted Answer

A) individuals only join crowds when they feel they are like the individuals in the crowd. 
B) crowds form when two or more people gather in one place. 
C) anonymity of a large group is critical to crowd formation. 
D) the lure of a crowd reaches its peak once it contains 5 or more members. 
E) individuals who are busy are unlikely to join a crowd.

Question 6

How do audiences know when to start and stop clapping?

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Question 7

Compare Le Bon's contagion theory to a convergence theory of crowds.

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Question 8

Describe the methods used and results obtained by Milgram and his associates in their study of crowd formation on the streets of New York.

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Exam 17: Crowds and Collectives