Session 3
In the social sciences, the term "social networks" refers to social media, like Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat and Instagram. Correct Answer: False
Prof. Fowler implies that the people you are not directly c
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Session 3
In the social sciences, the term "social networks" refers to social media, like Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat and Instagram. Correct Answer: False
Prof. Fowler implies that the people you are not directly connected with (distant friends of friends) are there, but that they do not really matter if we want to understand your behavior or that of society at large. Correct Answer: False
Prof. Fowler and his colleague have found that the health of a friend's friend's friend can tell me something about your health. Correct Answer: True
Which of the following saying was used to refer to the concept of "homophily"? Correct Answer: "birds of feather flock together"
Which of the following statements are true? (check all that apply) Correct Answer: If you and your friend start acting similarly, it might be that both of you are influenced by a third thing (context)
people like to connect with people like them (homophily)
Prof. Fowler and colleagues found several interesting things. Among them (check all that apply) Correct Answer: the stronger the friendship, the stronger the influence
your friend's happiness influences you, but only temporarily
A social group is either generous or not generous. Not much you can do about it as a single individual. Correct Answer: false
What did Prof. Fowler do in order to identify those people among your Facebook friends who have more social influence on you? He identified those who Correct Answer: are tagged in pictures
How big was the experiment that Prof. Fowler and colleagues ran during the U.S. Congressional election in 2010? Correct Answer: involving about 1 in 5 Americans (61 out of 325 million)
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