According to the Text, Which of the Following Is an Example

question 13

Multiple Choice

According to the text, which of the following is an example of a crowd that is experiencing "social contagion"?

• A)The crowd that lingers after a parade that celebrated their city winning the Grey Cup.
• B)The Vancouver riots after the Vancouver Canucks lost the Stanley Cup in 2011.
• C) The "Oka Crisis" in Quebec in 1990.
• D) The gathering of people at Lac Megantic, Quebec, after the oil-bearing train cars exploded in the centre of the town.

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Definitions:

Social

Relating to society or its organization; the interaction between individuals or groups.

Emotional

Relating to feelings or the process of expressing feelings; a psychological state involving thoughts, physiological changes, and an outward expression.

Hindsight Bias

is the tendency to believe, after an event has occurred, that one would have predicted or expected the outcome.

Just-World Phenomenon

A cognitive bias that leads people to believe that the world is inherently fair, causing them to rationalize an unjust situation as deserved by the victim.