There Is a Powerful Scene in the Classic Film to Kill

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Multiple Choice

There is a powerful scene in the classic film To Kill a Mockingbird.Atticus Finch,a small town lawyer,is on the courthouse steps standing guard over Tom Robinson,an African-American prisoner who he is defending.A mob of townspeople and local farmers approaches the courthouse,demanding that Atticus turn over Robinson; they are intent on administering their own form of vigilante justice.Suddenly,Atticus's young daughter Scout steps forward.She doesn't understand what's about to happen,and begins to address people in the crowd,"Hey,Mr.Cunningham.How's your boy? I like Walter,but I haven't seen him in awhile." As Scout innocently addresses a number of individuals in the crowd,they begin to leave one-by-one,until the whole lynch mob is disbanded.This classic movie scene best illustrates which social psychological phenomenon?

• A) social facilitation
• B) diffusion of responsibility
• C) the bystander effect
• D) social loafing
• E) deindividuation

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Definitions:

Religious Socialization

The process through which individuals are taught, absorb, and adopt religious beliefs, practices, values, and norms, often starting from a young age within the family.

Boomerang Generation

Young adults who return to live with their parents after initially moving out, often due to economic constraints or personal choice.

Social Class

An organization of society into groups based on financial and social levels.

Protestant Ethic

Belief that hard work and self-denial lead to salvation.