Flash Mob Events

question 40

Multiple Choice

Flash mob events:

• A)are collective versions of the norm violation experiments conducted by ethnomethodologists
• B)are similar in structure to the task-oriented group interactions studied by status characteristics theorists
• C)have provided psychological social psychologists with a vast array of data about the nature of social influence
• D)involve the public manipulation of exchange networks
• E)were initially developed by social movement groups in Europe

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Definitions:

Consideration

Something of value promised to another when making a contract that motivates both parties to enter into the agreement.

Mistake Of Fact

A legal defense in which an individual argues that a misunderstanding of fact rather than law led to the action that constituted an alleged offense.

Bilateral Mistake

A legal term referring to a misunderstanding where both parties to a contract have incorrect beliefs about an essential fact of the agreement.

Unilateral Mistake

Mistake as to a material fact on the part of only one party to a contract. In this situation, the contract is normally enforceable against the mistaken party, with some exceptions.