The Tipping Point

Question 1

Which of the following is an example of the fundamental attribution error?

Answer 1

I got angry at the terrible driver who almost hit my car

Question 2

In Tipping Point, Gladwell talks about newspaper coverage of the Kitty Genovese case where they described Kitty running through a crowded neighborhood screaming for help. Observers, they said, did nothing. They assumed someone else would call the police. What psychological principle does this illustrate?

Answer 2

Bystander Effect

Question 3

What special skill do Connectors have in helping create a Tipping Point?

Answer 3

They have a knack for forming weak ties

Question 4

Chandler is a middle aged man who went to UCLA as an undergraduate back in the day and now leads a quiet, healthy life. When he goes to UCLA homecoming and meets up with his old college friends, he ends up drinking a lot of beer, staying up late partying, and has a terrible hangover the next day. Why did Chandler behave this way?

Answer 4

The power of the college context influenced his behavior

Question 5

False Polarization

Answer 5

The belief that one group and another group are more similar than they think they actually are ( democrats and republicans)

Question 6

What factors contribute to a tipping point

Question 7

Connectors

Answer 7

Form weak ties, social, create groups

Question 8

Salesmen

Answer 8

Ppl who know lots of information and want to share with others to share knowledge

Question 9

Mavens

Answer 9

Ppl who know a lot if information n that we rely on for knowledge to be shared

Question 10

The Power of College Context

Question 11

Fundamental Attribution Error (FAE)

Answer 11

The tendency ppl have to overemphasize personal characteristics and ignore situational factors in judging other’s behavior