Sociologists refer to a form of dispersed collective behavior that occurs when a large number of people react with strong emotions and self-destructive behavior to a real or perceived threat as __________.
a. gossip
b. rumor
c. a mass mob
d. mass hysteria
Question 2Tabloid newspapers and magazines such as the National Enquirer and People, and television entertainment news programs that present inside information on the lives of celebrities, are sources of contemporary __________.
a. panic
b. fads
c. gossip
d. mass hysteria
Question 3__________ refers to rumors about the personal lives of individuals.
a. Mass hysteria
b. A fad
c. Panic
d. Gossip
Question 4__________ refers to unsubstantiated reports on an issue or subject.
a. A rumor
b. Gossip
c. Mass hysteria
d. Panic
Question 5The most frequent types of __________ behavior are rumors, gossip, mass hysteria, public opinion, fashions, and fads.
a. riot
b. mob
c. crowd
d. mass
Question 6Not all collective behavior takes place in face-to-face collectivities. __________ behavior is collective behavior that takes place when people who may be geographically separated from one another respond to the same event in much the same way.
a. Riot
b. Mass
c. Mob
d. Panic
Question 7Some emergent norms give people a shared conviction that they may disregard ordinary rules such as waiting in line, taking turns, or treating a speaker courteously. These are termed __________ norms.
a. permissive
b. restrictive
c. proactive
d. reactive
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