Watching television shows can be a good way to understand and study families because: a. they teach us what the ideal family should look like. b. they teach us how to behave when parents get upset. c. they teach us how to think through the consequences of certain actions. d. they teach us how a family on screen can represent the values of the era in which they aired.

Not all members of the radio audience of orson welles' war of the worlds broadcast panicked immediately. indeed, some didn't panic until they looked out of the window and saw empty streets; others didn't panic until they saw streets full of traffic. it was after checking out the situation that these citizens decided that the martians had indeed invaded earth. this example illustrates that contagion can result when people look to others for the interpretation of ambiguous situations . can result when cultural norms reinforce people's most likely responses. occurs primarily because humans are by nature irrational creatures. is especially likely when people are motivated to make independent decisions.