Following the Crowd

Functional magnetic resonance imaging or functional MRI (fMRI) is a procedure that measures ________.

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

• The desire to fit in makes people display bizarre behavior at restaurants.

• People become embarrassed when it is revealed that they copy others' behaviors.

• Experiments reveal that human behavior is greatly influenced by humans' desire to fit in.

• The Nazis used behavioral experiments to trick German citizens into following immoral laws.

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What is meant by the word "gustatory" as it is used in paragraph 1?

• acting strangely

• related to eating

• being reserved and polite

• following what others do

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What is the relationship between the people who participated in the Primetime experiments and the Germans who followed Adolf Hitler?

• Both groups illustrate how following the crowd can benefit society.

• Both groups show that people's actions are controlled by their need to fit in.

• Both groups reveal that people cannot be held responsible for following the crowd.

• Both groups demonstrate that some people will resist and do what they think is right.

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Which piece of evidence supports the idea that some people can resist "the fear of standing alone"?

• "When the group gave the right answer, Tony agreed. And when everyone gave the wrong answer — Tony still agreed." (Paragraph 8)

• "'I wanted to go with what I felt was the correct answer, and trust myself, and that's what I did,' Graham said." (Paragraph 14)

• "One woman at the table said: 'I think the majority of people will look to see what others are doing and follow their example.'" (Paragraph 21)

• "Their brains lit up in a place called the amygdala, which Berns calls 'the fear center of the brain.'" (Paragraph 28)

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The author suggests that the desire to belong is a very powerful — if not the most powerful — human emotion. Do you agree or disagree with this assertion? Explain your answer.

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Why do people follow the crowd? Cite evidence from this text, your own experience, and other art, media, literature, or history in your answer.

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