The process of social change consists of

1. Diffusion

2. Invention

3. Consequences

What is the correct sequence of these processes?

Consequences are the changes that occur in a social system as a result of

The .............................. of a social system is provided by the various individual and group statuses that compose it.

Status and role ....................... affect each other.

When the source of a social change is from within the system, then the change is?

Which of the following is a planned change?

All explanations of human behaviour stem from an examination of how individuals acquire and modify ideas through

The learning process, the diffusion process and the change process: All basically involve

The process by which messages are transferred from a source to a receiver is called

The process through which we arrive at expectations and anticipations of the internal psychological state of man is

"Communication is the subset of diffusion". The statement is

Which of the following can be excluded from the list of innovations?

Innovation may have in general

The degree to which an innovation is perceived as being consistent with the existing values, past experiences and needs of the receiver.

Which of the following attribute of the innovation has an inverse relation with the adoption?

Which of the following is not a perceived attribute of an innovation?

Innovation-decision process is a/an

The decision to make the full use of innovation to the best course of action available is called as

The length of time required to pass through the innovation-decision process

Discontinuance occurs only after an innovation has been

The degree to which an innovation is relatively earlier in adopting new ideas than other members of the social system is called

The number of adopter categories identified are

The measure of innovativeness and classification of members of the social system into adopter categories are based on:

The collectivity of units which are functionally differentiated and engaged in joint problem solving w.r.t. a common goal:

The social structure acts to impede or facilitate the rate of diffusion and adoption of new ideas through

The established behaviour pattern for the members of a given social system

In diffusion research, the focus is on bringing about

The ................................ are often more important at creating awareness about a new idea

The members of the agrarian society exhibit

When the source and receiver are identical regarding technical grasp of an innovation

The element of .............................. distinguishes diffusion from other types of communication research

S-M-C-R-E model of communication is being given by

The degree to which an individual is able to informally influence individual's attitude in a desired way is called:

A professional who influences innovation decision in a direction deemed desirable by the development agency

The type of innovation-decision made by an individual regardless of the decision of the other members of the social system is:

Of the different types of innovation decisions, the fastest rate of adoption of innovation results from

The decision to adopt or reject which is made after the prior innovation decision is called:

Which of the following innovation decision is made by consensus?

The reinforcement of innovation decision occurs at

The variables present in a situation prior to the introduction of an innovation is/are called

The tendency of an individual to interpret communication messages in terms of his existing attitude and belief is called

When "wants" overweighs "gets", when one's "desires" overweighs one's actualities, the phenomenon is called

Normal rate of adoption requires how many years from the introduction of the innovation to its adoption

Theory of human behaviour in diffusion process was proposed by

The disequilibrium theory is being proposed by

The term "innovation-decision process" was given by

A group of people organized for a particular purpose is called

The ‘bourgeoise’ type of society was expounded by

A codified system of mores is generally called

The concept of gemeinschaft and gesellschaft was developed by

The type of correlation that operates between rurality and population density

Sociometry was developed by

1. ------------------is the degree to which a number of alternatives are perceived with respect to the occurrence of an event and relative probabilities of these alternatives.

1. In S-shaped diffusion curve take-off occurs at --------------% about adoption, when interpersonal networks become activated so that a critical mass of adopters being using an innovation.

------------------- is a design for instrumental action that reduces the uncertainty in the cause-effect relationships involved in achieving the desired outcome

---------------------- is an informal network of researchers who form around an intellectual paradigm to study a common topic.

The concept developed by George simmel

The person associated with Law of imitation

Reinvention first recognized by

The concept “Lead users” given by

--------------------refers to the degree of certainity of receiving expected benefits from the adoption of an innovation.

------------------is decision not to adopt an innovation

The adoption of an innovation over time follows-----------------curve when plotted over time on frequency basis

The adoption of an innovation over time follows-----------------curve when plotted over time on cumulative frequency basis

“Be not the last to lay the old aside, nor the first by which the new is tried” is motto of the-----------------------------

------------------is considered by many as the man to check with before using a new idea

At -----------------------------stage the individual becomes more psychologically involved with the innovation

The theory strength of weak ties was proposed by

An uncomfortable stage of mind that an individual seeks to reduce or eliminate is