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What is the study of individual thoughts and behaviors
Social &/or Group Psychology
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What are Robert Billing's main character traits?
He is a social outcast and he is the class clown.
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What is the goal of The Wave
The Wave was initially created to support students' understanding of life during Nazi rule in Europe.
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What is the novel's view on the impact education has on young students?
Students can be very impressionable and follow things they are educated in even if it is not accurate. This is why people like Ben Ross need to be careful with their teaching methods.
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What is obedience in social psychology?
Social influence follows the orders of a leader or authority figure.
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What is Amy & Laurie's relationship like?
Amy is always in competition against Laurie.
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What is the main reason why many students want to be part of the Wave?
It makes students feel equal and included and that no one is inferior or superior to others.
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What happens to Ben Ross as he is trying to teach the concept of power in the Nazi dictatorship?
Ben Ross ultimately abuses his power much like Hitler, showing us the slippery slope of having too much power when being a group leader.
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What is compliance in social psychology?
Agreeing to the wishes of others even if they are not your wishes.
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What character traits caused Ben Ross to become The Wave's leader?
He is charismatic, ambitious, invested, and too involved in things.
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What is the explanation behind Ben Ross' desire for the football team to win and his support of the Wave?
Ben Ross believes that if the football team started to use the Wave and they won, it would be a supportive example of why the Wave works. However, if the team loses, he believes it shows that the Wave is not effective.
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What does the novel teach us about the past and our memory?
It is essential to remember the past, otherwise, we are doomed to repeat it.
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What is conformity in social psychology?
When people take on/match attitudes, beliefs, & behaviors of others based on real or imagined pressure.
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What is the characteristic reason students are angry at Laurie for fighting against The Wave?
Students say Laurie is upset that she is no longer the most popular person in the school.
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What is the moment of realization for David when he decided not to be a part of the Wave? Explain.
David realized that if The Wave could cause him to harm the people he loves, then the Wave is not something worthy of being a part of. He realized the negative impact it had on him and others.
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What coincidentally happens as students learn about violence used during the Holocaust?
The students also use violence to save Th Wave and promote its following even though they know violence is wrong. In this scenario, they accept that they must resort to violence for the good of the whole.
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What is the connection between Social Psychology & The Wave?
The Wave is an example of social & group psychology showing the negative consequences of influence, pressure, and manipulation on others.
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What is the impact The Grapevine's anti-Wave article has on Robert? Elaborate.
Robert views the article and Laurie as. threat not just against the Wave but to his newfound popularity and status.
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What is the connection between the Ending & The Wave's experiment (the revelation of their leader)
The ending supported Ben's experiment in teaching the students what Nazi Germany was like under Hitler's dictatorship.
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Why is the Wave a threat to individual identity?
The Wave causes everyone to join a group and equalize themselves with others. No one has their own identity because they identify as being the group. Only Laurie is able to have the strength and confidence to stay true to her own identity and beliefs.
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