What do the following situations share in common: a million listeners of Orson Welles' broadcast of War of the Worlds become panic-stricken,believing it is a real event; a case of mass psychogenic illness occurs in Tennessee; people in the Middle Ages became "infected" with dancing manias.All are examples of

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All three situations involve individuals being influenced by the information or ideas presented to them. In the case of War of the Worlds, people believed the broadcast was real because it was presented in a realistic manner. In the case of mass psychogenic illness and dancing manias, individuals became influenced by the idea of a shared illness or hysteria. This is an example of informational social influence, where individuals conform to the beliefs or actions of a group because they believe the group knows more or is more informed.

What Do the Following Situations Share in Common: a Million