How would a personality psychologist most likely explain the mass suicide in Jonestown?
a. An increasingly complex and mobile society creates confusion and the need to belong to a group at any cost.
b. People who have traits of being unstable are more likely to join cults.
c. She wouldn't try to explain it; personality psychologists are not interested in suicide.
d. The leader's control over his followers increased slowly over time.
Answer: B
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