Thirty-nine members of the Heaven's Gate cult committed suicide together in response to their leader's instructions that, only by doing so, could they follow the Hale-Bopp comet in a UFO. After their mass suicide, they were found dressed identically and neatly. Which principle of social influence best explains this mass suicide??
a. ?Social facilitation
b. ?Social interference
c. ?Compliance
d. ?Fundamental attribution
ANSWER:
c
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