Question 1

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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In their study of crowd formation on the...

Question 2

Which of the following does not fit with the others?

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A)  gatherings
B)  audiences
C)  queues
D)  riotsE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 3

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

How do audiences know when to start and stop clapping?

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Audiences typically rely on a combinatio...

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

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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.F) All of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 6

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

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

Question 7

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.

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A)  convergence
B)  emergent norm
C)  Le Bon's contagion
D)  social identityE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 8

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

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Le Bon's contagion theory and convergenc...

Exam 17: Crowds and Collectives

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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.

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

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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.

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

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