For social psychologists, the likely explanation of the mass suicide at Jonestown was
a. members of the cult were mentally unstable or clinically depressed.
b. the cult leader used hypnotism or drugs to coerce his followers into obedience.
c. processes that could ensnare almost any healthy person.
d. the open, welcoming nature of the cult that made members feel it was safe to obey their leader.
Answer: C
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