A scattered collection of people who share a common interest or a concern about an issue are a (n).

A. Group
B. Crowd
C. Public
D. Audience

Which is NOT a form of collective behavior ?

A. Fashions
B. Rumors
C. Dining out with a friend
D. Panic

Crowds may engage in unpredictable behavior because_______________?

A. They are temporary
B. Individuals can remain anonymous
C. Individuals are unpredictable
D. Both they are temporary, and individuals are anonymous

Censorship______________?

A. Is the same as propaganda
B. Gives a one-sided interpretation of an issue
C. Deletes all or parts of information
D. Is the opposite of propaganda?

Collective behavior is_______________________?

A. Rather unstructured
B. Well planned
C. Based on regular norms
D. Individual behavior multiplied

Social scientists are interested in collective behavior because it is________________?

A. So predictable
B. Not tied to social factors
C. Often the basis of important social change
D. Reflective of purely animal behavior

Violent crowd behavior______________?

A. Has no limits in its antisocial nature?
B. Always goes against the wishes of individual members
C. Is generally random
D. Is usually temporary

When old rules and laws are ignored, and rebellious crowds set up new rules of behavior social scientists call this situation________________?

A. Convergence
B. Revolution
C. Collective behavior
D. Coup d,etat

Public opinion is associated with_______________?

A. Mass society
B. Primary groups
C. Face-to-face-communication
D. Emergent norms

Collective behavior favors social change because it_______________?

A. Alters people’s perspective
B. Prevents action
C. Destroys group identity
D. None of the above