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Le Bon (1895) documented that emotions and behaviors can spread rapidly through a crowd, an effect known as
 
  a. mass psychogenic illness.
  b. contagion.
  c. persuasion.
  d. normative social influence.

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In a situation such as the War of the Worlds broadcast, where the situation is highly ambiguous, once people begin to believe they know what is happening, they tend to
 
  a. relax.
  b. reinterpret potentially disconfirming evidence in line with their definition of the situation.
  c. stop interacting with each other, as information is no longer needed.
  d. become motivated to achieve acceptance by others.


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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: B

Answer to Question 2

Answer: B


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Reply #2 on: Jun 22, 2018
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