After Gustave Le Bon and Other Early Social Scientists Studied

Multiple Choice

After Gustave Le Bon and other early social scientists studied crowds and crowd behaviors, the study of group emotions fell out of fashion. What contributed to the neglect of group emotions by psychologists for much of the 20th century?

A) Defining and measuring a ""group emotion"" proved conceptually and methodologically challenging
B) After WWII, there was no more interest in general group processes or social influence
C) For a long time, psychologists agreed that Le Bon had done all the work that needed to be done and had ""solved"" the group emotions question
D) Both A and B
E) All of the above