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penguins

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on: Jul 2, 2018
__________ theory emphasizes the importance of social norms in shaping crowd behavior.
 
  a. Convergence
 b. Contagion
 c. Emergent norm
 d. Circular reaction

Question 2

Applying convergence theory in his study of a lynch mob, social psychologist Hadley Cantril found that __________.
 
  a. the participants came from widely divergent backgrounds
 b. participants shared traits that made them susceptible to joining a lynch mob even when they didn't know the target of the lynching
 c. the participants came primarily from the middle and upper-middle classes
 d. participants knew, and did not like, the target of the lynching


essyface1

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Reply #1 on: Jul 2, 2018
Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

b


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