Two of the world's largest deserts, the gobi and the takla makan, are found to the north and west of china. these deserts served as a natural border that kept the chinese isolated from the rest of the world in ancient times. eventually, however, a group of invaders made their way into northern china by way of the gobi desert. which group was this?

Not all members of the radio audience of orson welles' war of the worlds broadcast panicked immediately. indeed, some didn't panic until they looked out of the window and saw empty streets; others didn't panic until they saw streets full of traffic. it was after checking out the situation that these citizens decided that the martians had indeed invaded earth. this example illustrates that contagion can result when people look to others for the interpretation of ambiguous situations . can result when cultural norms reinforce people's most likely responses. occurs primarily because humans are by nature irrational creatures. is especially likely when people are motivated to make independent decisions.