WorksheetsCL: Why Do People Follow The Crowd?
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is the meaning of the word 'Peril' as used in the passage?
Great danger
Happiness
What does the term 'Conformist' mean according to the passage?
refuse to comply with something
Leader
What does the word 'Unwittingly' mean?
Influences from ones peer group
That you are unwitty
Amygdala is the fear part of your brain
True
False
What is meant by the word "gustatory" as it is used in paragraph 19?
related to eating
following what others do
Individuality is when you act like everyone else.
False
True
Peril means you are always safe
True
False
Does Comprise mean to settle an argument or conflict?
True
Fasle
Peer Pressure is when you are influenced by others
True
False
Societal Norms is an unspoken rule of a group
True
False
Resistance is when you join in
True
False
Decipher is to figure out the meaning of something
True
False
Distorting is putting things together
True
False
Psychiatry is a doctor that helps with your thoughts
True
False
Which of the following best describes a central idea of the text?
The desire to fit in makes people display bizarre behavior at restaurants.
Experiments reveal that human behavior is greatly influenced by humans' desire to fit in.
Why do people follow the crowd?
Because they want to fit in and avoid standing out.
Because they are forced to by society.
What is the relationship between the people who participated in the Primetime experiments and the Germans who followed Adolf Hitler?
Both groups show that people's actions are controlled by their need to fit in.
Both groups demonstrate that some people will resist and do what they think is right.
BONUS: What does MRI stand for?
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