Irrational, Uncoordinated Collective Actions Brought on by Immediate, Severe Threat

question 1

Multiple Choice

Irrational, uncoordinated collective actions brought on by immediate, severe threat is

• A) panic.
• B) mass hysteria.
• C) fadism.
• D) psychogenic illness.

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Definitions:

Escalation Of Commitment

The phenomenon where people increase their investment in a decision despite new evidence suggesting it may be wrong.

Advance Limits

Predetermined restrictions or ceilings on the amount of funding, resources, or credit that can be allocated or extended in advance of certain conditions being met.

Escalating Commitment

The continuation of a course of action even though it is not working.

Increase Effort

Increase effort refers to actions taken to enhance the amount of work or intensity put into achieving a task or objective.