"Are Social Epidemics Real?" Quiz

According to the text, what is the main reason for comparing social elements to epidemics?

• To question the validity of the comparison

• To learn about social behavior

• To understand how diseases spread

• To explain human behaviors

In The Tipping Point, Malcolm Gladwell uses the example of which product to explain the 'Law of the Few'?

• Nike shoes

• Hush Puppies shoes

• Converse shoes

• Adidas shoes

What was the result of the 'sidewalk experiment' by Stanley Milgram?

• People looked in the opposite direction

• People confronted the assistants

• People ignored the assistants

• People imitated the assistants

According to the text, what do Weinschenk and Wise propose about mimicking bodily postures?

• It is a rare occurrence

• It only affects physical movements

• It can make people feel the feelings of others

• It has no effect on feelings

What do Christakis and Fowler write about in their book Connected?

• The history of diseases

• The spread of social epidemics

• The development of technology

• The impact of climate change

What do scientists believe about the 'mirror neuron system' in our brains?

• It has no impact on behavior

• It allows us to practice others' behaviors

• It is not present in human brains

• It only affects visual perception

What is the main argument of the article in The Economist magazine?

• Social contagion is not real

• The analogy between ideas and germs is not valid

• The study of diseases is irrelevant

• The comparison between social elements and epidemics is accurate

What do social scientists have theories about, according to the text?

• How to stop the spread of diseases

• Why people catch ideas and emotions

• Why social behavior is not contagious

• How to prevent social contagion

What does the text suggest about the spread of ideas, behaviors, and emotions?

• They are contagious only in small groups

• They are only contagious in certain situations

• They are not contagious

• They appear to be contagious

What does The Economist point out about the theories of social contagion?

• They are hard to test

• They are irrelevant

• They are easy to test

• They are not based on scientific evidence