Sociologists who studied the panic following a fire on January 7, 1995 at a 30-storey apartment building in suburban North York, Ontario, found that not everyone panicked. Many continued to act responsibly. Sociologists use the term________ to describe these types of actions.
A) norm of reciprocity
B) role exclusion
C) rational crowd
D) role extension
E) norm of crowd behaviour

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Role extension refers to the phenomenon where individuals in a crowd take on additional roles or responsibilities beyond their usual ones, often acting responsibly and helping others during emergencies.

Sociologists Who Studied the Panic Following a Fire on January