Collective Behavior Answers

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Please select the word from the list that best fits the definition

A
riot
B
fad
C
public opinion
D
relative deprivation theory
E
propaganda
F
fashions
G
rumor
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Please select the word from the list that best fits the definition

A
crowd
B
reactionary movement
C
urban legends
D
social movement
E
panic
F
revolutionary movement
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Please select the word from the list that best fits the definition

A
riot
B
fad
C
public opinion
D
propaganda
E
fashions
F
rumor
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Please select the word from the list that best fits the definition

A
crowd
B
panic
C
public
D
moral panic
E
mass hysteria
F
mob
G
fad
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Please select the word from the list that best fits the definition

A
reactionary movement
B
urban legends
C
social movement
D
revolutionary movement
E
collective behavior
F
public opinion
G
relative deprivation theory
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Please select the word from the list that best fits the definition

A
crowd
B
urban legends
C
social movement
D
panic
E
rumor
F
collectivity
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Explain the emergent-norm theory.

Answer:

people in a crowd are often faced with a situation in which traditional norms of behavior do not apply; through interaction, new norms gradually emerge when one or more leaders initiate new behaviors

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What is the goal of a testimonial?

Answer:

to persuade people to transfer their admiration for a celebrity to the products or candidates endorsed by the celebrity

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