When good people do bad things

According to the text, what is a disadvantage of groups?

• people only act morally to prove they are better than the others in the group

• people might give up their morals in order to become the leader of the group

• people are more likely to lose their personal morals when part of a group

• people will commit vandalism in order to establish their group

Which of the following inspired Cikara's investigation of group dynamics?

• Her Red Sox hat was oddly celebrated by Yankee fans

• She was treated badly because she belonged to a certain group

• Her husband easily conformed to a group of Yankee fans

• She was afraid to disagree with a group of Red Sox fans

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Which statement best explains the findings from the study?

• subjects in a group experienced less medical prefrontal cortex activity and were more likely to harm others

• subjects with more than 600 Facebook friends were more confident and more individualistic

• subjects had very violent thoughts and lashed out physically toward others when part of a group

• subjects were still committed to their individual morals despite a change in their brain activity

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Which of the following statements would Cikara most likely agree with?

• People need groups to develop their morals

• Isolation is better than group participation

• Individuality is sacrificed in group dynamics

• Group thinking develops individual confidence

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Which of the following best describes a central idea of the text?

• 1. Mob mentality only overtakes those who do not have a strong sense of self.

• 1. Recent studies have shown that groups create a false sense of purpose and drive.

• 1. Group inclusion can cause people to lose a sense of their morals and become more likely to do wrong.

• 1. People can overcome their instincts to do harm to outsiders if they are reminded of the effects of mob mentality.

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Which of the following quotes best supports the central idea of the text?

• 1. "Groups create important social institutions that an individual could not achieve alone." (Paragraph 1)

• 1. "…when people are in groups, they 'lose touch' with their own morals and beliefs, and become more likely to do things that they would normally believe are wrong." (Paragraph 4)

• 1. "Those people were more likely to harm their competitors than people who did not exhibit this decreased brain activity." (Paragraph 5)

• 1. "When someone is reflecting on himself or herself, this part of the brain lights up in functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) brain scans." (Paragraph 10)

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How did Cikara's experience in the baseball game inform her understanding of mob mentality?

• 1. Cikara realized that a few factors, such as being a woman, will save a person from the negative consequences of mob mentality.

• 1. Cikara was harassed by Yankees fans for her husband's Rex Sox cap and learned that by removing the visual difference cue (i.e. the cap) she could effectively diffuse the mob mentality.

• 1. Cikara discovered that passive resistance was the only way to take power from the mob mentality.

• 1. Cikara experienced the "us versus them" part of mob mentality, eliciting a strong reaction despite the minor point of conflict (i.e. a baseball cap).

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Which of the following best explains the concept of "getting lost" in a group?

• 1. "Getting lost" refers to an actual loss of memory experienced after being immersed in a group for too long.

• 1. "Getting lost" refers to the sense of emotional loss one experiences when no longer connected to a group.

• 1. "Getting lost" refers to the sensation of losing one's self in a group and even after, shortly affecting memory and self-image.

• 1. "Getting lost" refers to the lack of direction one feels after participating in a mob.

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Which phrase from the article best supports the concept of getting lost in a group?

• 1. "had more difficulty remembering the moral statements they had heard during the game" (Paragraph 16)

• 1. "that ability is somehow undermined when you're competing with a group" (Paragraph 17)

• 1. "should have poor memory associated with that reduction in medial prefrontal cortex signal" (Paragraph 17)

• 1. "whether people are slower to recognize themselves or pick themselves out of a photo lineup after being absorbed in a group activity" (Paragraph 18)

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