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What is the main difference between a crowd and a mass according to Vincent Prince?
What is the main difference between a crowd and a mass according to Vincent Prince?
- 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)
What are the differences between opinions and attitudes according to Prince?
What are the differences between opinions and attitudes according to Prince?
- 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
What are the five definitions of public opinion identified by Carroll Glynn?
What are the five definitions of public opinion identified by Carroll Glynn?
- 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
Individuals in a crowd maintain their conscious personality and do not form a collective mind.
Individuals in a crowd maintain their conscious personality and do not form a collective mind.
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According to Gustave Le Bon, a crowd is composed of individuals of the same nationality, profession, and sex.
According to Gustave Le Bon, a crowd is composed of individuals of the same nationality, profession, and sex.
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Public Opinion is solely an aggregation of individual opinions according to Carroll Glynn.
Public Opinion is solely an aggregation of individual opinions according to Carroll Glynn.
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