Urban legends are also known as mass hysteria.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
False
A form of rumor is urban legends (also called contemporary legends and modern legends), stories—funny, horrifying, or just odd—that supposedly happened somewhere. See 16-1: Collective Behavior
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A. subjective B. realistic C. unaffected D. logical E. rational
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What will be an ideal response
What was the outcome of the classic prison simulation done by Zimbardo and his associates? a. Without being told to do so, students playing the role of guards behaved sadistically toward the students in the role of prisoners
b. When upper-class students were put in the role of prisoner, they were not abused as much as the working-class students in the same role. c. The students acting in the roles of both prisoners and the prisoners did not take the experiment seriously and so it was discontinued early. d. The findings were not significant in terms of how people adapt to roles of authority.
Soils in the Middle East are rich in plant nutrients.
a. True b. False