Economics MCQs

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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
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