Multiple Choice
In addition to the pull of charismatic leaders,the social support of fellow cult members,and the isolation of cult members from dissenting viewpoints,one key factor that the authors of your text suggest plays a role in explaining why cult members behave as they do is
A) that these people are of low intelligence.
B) that the leaders are authoritarian and the followers are unintelligent.
C) that the members usually are suicidal and depressed.
D) the high degree of cognitive dissonance in members' minds.
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