WORLD SCHOLARS CUP ACADEMIC
CHALLENGE TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS VERIFIED ANSWERS
●● mythological cosmology
Answer: a way of explaining the origin, the history and the evolution of
the cosmos or universe based on the religious mythology of a specific
tradition, usually including an act of creation by a creator deity or a
larger pantheon
●● oral tradition
Answer: a form of human communication wherein knowledge, art, ideas
and cultural material is received, preserved and transmitted orally from
one generation to another
●● myth
Answer: a story to explain why something exists
●● ritual
Answer: a sequence of activities involving gestures, words, and objects,
performed in a sequestered place, and performed according to set
sequence
,●● Myth of normality
Answer: it tells us that being within the range of what is considered
"normal" is a core feature of successfully being a member of society.
●● myth
Answer: a collectively held belief that has no basis in fact
●● rumor
Answer: a tall tale of explanations of events circulating from person to
person and pertaining to an object, event, or issue in public concern
●● misinformation
Answer: information which is often seen as simply false
●● Psychology of Rumor
Answer: a 1944 study published by Robert Knapp in which her reports
on his analysis of over 1000 rumours from World War II that were
printed in the Boston Herald's Rumor Clinic Column
●● myth
Answer: means "sacred story", "traditional narrative, or "tale of the
gods"
,●● pipe dream rumours
Answer: according to Knapp, they reflect public desires and wished-for
outcomes (i.e. Japan's oil reserves were low so WWII would soon end)
●● disinformation
Answer: information which is seen as deliberately false, though usually
from a government source given to the media or a foreign government
●● rumor
Answer: in social sciences, it involves some kind of a statement whose
veracity is not quickly or ever confirmed
●● bogie or fear rumours
Answer: according to Knapp they reflect feared outcomes (ex: an enemy
surprise attack is imminent)
●● wedge-driving rumours
Answer: according to Knapp they are rumours intended to undermine
group loyalty or interpersonal relations (ex: Japanese-Americans were
not loyal to the American side)
●● leveling, sharpening and assimilation
Answer: three terms used to describe the movement of rumour
, ●● propaganda
Answer: a systemic form of purposeful persuasion that attempts to
influence the emotions, attitudes, opinions, and actions of a specified
audience for ideological, political or commercial purposes through one-
sided messages via mass and direct media channels.
●● Jayson Harsin
Answer: introduced the concept of the "rumor bomb"
●● leveling
Answer: refers to the loss of detail during the transmission process of a
rumour
●● sharpening
Answer: for rumour it refers to the selection of certain details which to
transmit
●● assimilation
Answer: for rumour, it refers to a distortion in the transmission of
information as a result of subconscious motivations
●● rumor bomb
CHALLENGE TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS VERIFIED ANSWERS
●● mythological cosmology
Answer: a way of explaining the origin, the history and the evolution of
the cosmos or universe based on the religious mythology of a specific
tradition, usually including an act of creation by a creator deity or a
larger pantheon
●● oral tradition
Answer: a form of human communication wherein knowledge, art, ideas
and cultural material is received, preserved and transmitted orally from
one generation to another
●● myth
Answer: a story to explain why something exists
●● ritual
Answer: a sequence of activities involving gestures, words, and objects,
performed in a sequestered place, and performed according to set
sequence
,●● Myth of normality
Answer: it tells us that being within the range of what is considered
"normal" is a core feature of successfully being a member of society.
●● myth
Answer: a collectively held belief that has no basis in fact
●● rumor
Answer: a tall tale of explanations of events circulating from person to
person and pertaining to an object, event, or issue in public concern
●● misinformation
Answer: information which is often seen as simply false
●● Psychology of Rumor
Answer: a 1944 study published by Robert Knapp in which her reports
on his analysis of over 1000 rumours from World War II that were
printed in the Boston Herald's Rumor Clinic Column
●● myth
Answer: means "sacred story", "traditional narrative, or "tale of the
gods"
,●● pipe dream rumours
Answer: according to Knapp, they reflect public desires and wished-for
outcomes (i.e. Japan's oil reserves were low so WWII would soon end)
●● disinformation
Answer: information which is seen as deliberately false, though usually
from a government source given to the media or a foreign government
●● rumor
Answer: in social sciences, it involves some kind of a statement whose
veracity is not quickly or ever confirmed
●● bogie or fear rumours
Answer: according to Knapp they reflect feared outcomes (ex: an enemy
surprise attack is imminent)
●● wedge-driving rumours
Answer: according to Knapp they are rumours intended to undermine
group loyalty or interpersonal relations (ex: Japanese-Americans were
not loyal to the American side)
●● leveling, sharpening and assimilation
Answer: three terms used to describe the movement of rumour
, ●● propaganda
Answer: a systemic form of purposeful persuasion that attempts to
influence the emotions, attitudes, opinions, and actions of a specified
audience for ideological, political or commercial purposes through one-
sided messages via mass and direct media channels.
●● Jayson Harsin
Answer: introduced the concept of the "rumor bomb"
●● leveling
Answer: refers to the loss of detail during the transmission process of a
rumour
●● sharpening
Answer: for rumour it refers to the selection of certain details which to
transmit
●● assimilation
Answer: for rumour, it refers to a distortion in the transmission of
information as a result of subconscious motivations
●● rumor bomb
