The Psychology of Crowds

A crowd is always influenced by suggestion, while a mass tends to go to extremes and does not admit doubt or uncertainty

A crowd develops in response to shared emotions, while a mass is composed of individuals who engage in discussion over a particular issue

A crowd has a collective mind and forms a single being, while a mass is composed of individuals who are unaware of each other

A crowd is composed of anonymous individuals and tends to be extremely self-conscious, while a mass is marked by every little interaction or communication among its members (correct)

Opinions are global, enduring orientations toward a general class of stimuli, while attitudes are situationally specific

Opinions are usually observable, verbal responses to an issue or question, while attitudes are covert, psychological predispositions or tendencies (correct)

Opinions and attitudes both refer to conscious decisions to support or oppose some policy, politician, or political group

Opinions and attitudes are interchangeable terms that refer to the same thing

An aggregation of individual opinions, a reflection of the majority beliefs, found in the clash of group interests, reflects media and elite influence, a fiction (correct)

An aggregation of individual opinions, a reflection of the minority beliefs, found in the clash of group interests, reflects media and elite influence, a fiction

A reflection of the minority beliefs, found in the agreement of group interests, reflects media and popular influence, a fact, an aggregation of group opinions

An aggregation of individual attitudes, a reflection of the majority beliefs, found in the agreement of group interests, reflects media and elite influence, a fact

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