Quickie Review
Put your numbered response in the comments!
Malcolm Gladwell references a rumor study by Gordon Allport.
(1) What word means "loss of detail during the transmission of information"?
(2) What word means "the selection of certain details to transmit"
(3) What word means "a distortion in the transmission of information as a result of subconscious motivations"?
Malcolm Gladwell references a rumor study by Gordon Allport.
(1) What word means "loss of detail during the transmission of information"?
(2) What word means "the selection of certain details to transmit"
(3) What word means "a distortion in the transmission of information as a result of subconscious motivations"?
Diffusion models
Update the class on your discoveries about how a specific trend is/was diffused.
When rumors travel...
Conduct some brief research about The Psychology of Rumor by Gordon Allport. Find out what he says happens to rumors as they “travel.”
Rumor Experiment
Results will be posted in this space.
Homework
Review today's information by creating two sample test questions--one multiple choice with three answer choices, and one short answer with a sample answer. You may submit your test questions in the comments, via email, or on paper in class on Thursday.