Multiple Choice
Applying convergence theory in his study of a lynch mob, social psychologist Hadley Cantril found that __________.
A) the participants came from widely divergent backgrounds
B) participants shared traits that made them susceptible to joining a lynch mob even when they didn't know the target of the lynching
C) the participants came primarily from the middle and upper-middle classes
D) participants knew, and did not like, the target of the lynching
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