WSC Social Studies UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
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1. Robert Anton Wil- Coined the term "Neophilia"
son
2. novelty seeking A trait that refers to the tendency to search out and enjoy new experiences, also
known as neophilia. Urge of novelty drops by 50% during the 20 - 60 years of a
person's life.
3. Diderot Effect obtaining a new possession often creates a spiral of consumption which leads
you to buy more than you thought you would - places like IKEA use the Diderot
effect (walking through entire store) for money
4. Bandwagon effect refers to when something someone does influences many others until it be-
comes a social norm/trend/fad. (diets, elections, fashion, social media)
5. DRD4 exon III lo- a novelty-seeking gene
cus
6. adopting new studies shows that people are interested in learning new words for the first third
words of their time in a community
7. Fads Most of the time people are unaware that they are a part of a fad not until it loses
popularity. The more famous the fad is the quickly it loses that fame.
8. Hilary Clinton At a summer 2016 campaign rally, Hillary Clinton beseeched younger voters to
"Pokémon Go to the polls".
9. lifespan of a meme 4.017 months - One reason why memes do stay alive for 4 months rather than
1 month is due to how memes 'migrate' across platforms
10. Meme Accelera- The number of memes is constantly expanding, while their average lifespans
tion grows shorter
more memes = shorter life
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11. What causes hair- People with a large social media platform tend to influence many people to
styles to come and change their hairstyles. (This is clear as on the website the hairstyle is accompa-
go? nied by a celebrity.)
Were they more stable in the past?
Due to the lack of connection hairstyles back then tend to last longer (or
decades).
12. 20 year rule a fashion concept which states that what's popular now will be popular again in
20 years from now. E.g. Stranger things & the 70s show.
13. 50 year rule created by James Laver :
one year before something is popular, it's considered "daring,"
one year after it's considered "unstylish," ten years later it's considered
"hideous,"
but 50 years later, it will be considered quaint, and become fashionable once
again.
14. Hemline Theory theory created by George Taylor (1920) :
women wore shorter skirts during economic prosperity. They wanted to show off
luxury silk and clothes. However, when the market crashed the hemline skirt got
longer. This meant that the women were hiding the fact they weren't wearing
(couldn't afford) expensive items
15. first world problem a problem that does not seem very important when you compare it to the serious
problems people have in poorer parts of the world
16. fashion shift in Vic- when Prince Albert died and Queen Victoria went into mourning, there was a
torian England sudden craze of wearing black that swept across the nation, and continued for a
decent time, making it fashionable to wear black during that time period simply
due to the queen
17. "Ugly Fashion"
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1. Robert Anton Wil- Coined the term "Neophilia"
son
2. novelty seeking A trait that refers to the tendency to search out and enjoy new experiences, also
known as neophilia. Urge of novelty drops by 50% during the 20 - 60 years of a
person's life.
3. Diderot Effect obtaining a new possession often creates a spiral of consumption which leads
you to buy more than you thought you would - places like IKEA use the Diderot
effect (walking through entire store) for money
4. Bandwagon effect refers to when something someone does influences many others until it be-
comes a social norm/trend/fad. (diets, elections, fashion, social media)
5. DRD4 exon III lo- a novelty-seeking gene
cus
6. adopting new studies shows that people are interested in learning new words for the first third
words of their time in a community
7. Fads Most of the time people are unaware that they are a part of a fad not until it loses
popularity. The more famous the fad is the quickly it loses that fame.
8. Hilary Clinton At a summer 2016 campaign rally, Hillary Clinton beseeched younger voters to
"Pokémon Go to the polls".
9. lifespan of a meme 4.017 months - One reason why memes do stay alive for 4 months rather than
1 month is due to how memes 'migrate' across platforms
10. Meme Accelera- The number of memes is constantly expanding, while their average lifespans
tion grows shorter
more memes = shorter life
, WSC Social Studies UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
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11. What causes hair- People with a large social media platform tend to influence many people to
styles to come and change their hairstyles. (This is clear as on the website the hairstyle is accompa-
go? nied by a celebrity.)
Were they more stable in the past?
Due to the lack of connection hairstyles back then tend to last longer (or
decades).
12. 20 year rule a fashion concept which states that what's popular now will be popular again in
20 years from now. E.g. Stranger things & the 70s show.
13. 50 year rule created by James Laver :
one year before something is popular, it's considered "daring,"
one year after it's considered "unstylish," ten years later it's considered
"hideous,"
but 50 years later, it will be considered quaint, and become fashionable once
again.
14. Hemline Theory theory created by George Taylor (1920) :
women wore shorter skirts during economic prosperity. They wanted to show off
luxury silk and clothes. However, when the market crashed the hemline skirt got
longer. This meant that the women were hiding the fact they weren't wearing
(couldn't afford) expensive items
15. first world problem a problem that does not seem very important when you compare it to the serious
problems people have in poorer parts of the world
16. fashion shift in Vic- when Prince Albert died and Queen Victoria went into mourning, there was a
torian England sudden craze of wearing black that swept across the nation, and continued for a
decent time, making it fashionable to wear black during that time period simply
due to the queen
17. "Ugly Fashion"
