How Herd Behavior and Mob Mentality Get Worse Online

How Herd Behavior and Mob Mentality Get Worse Online

Assessment

Interactive Video

7th Grade

Medium

Created by

Crystal HERRING

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6 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The quote by General S. Patton, " If everyone is thinking alike, then someone isn't thinking," also means. 

People are relying on others to think for them. 

Both answers are correct. 

People may just be following one person. 

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

People in a crowd are more likely to ...

feel more accepted

feel more confident

feel less judgement

All of these can be true. 

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Concerts and sprorting events are examples of herd mentality as well. 

True

False

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Being in a car can lead to a person feeling DEINDIVIDUALIZED. What does this word mean?

Losing an individual

Losing a sense of self

Neither of these

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Positive Herding can happen when a few people "like" a post or picture then others will follow. 

False

True

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If only 5% of people are leading, and 95% are following, it is likely that we have all followed someone else's lead at one time in our lives. 

In "The Night Oak Street Burned Down,"  which neighbors were the 5% that the others followed?

Sarai and her brother

Brian and Cynthia

Edgar and Susan Landry

Edgar and Sarai