Applying convergence theory in his study of a lynch mob, social psychologist Hadley Cantril found that __________

a. the participants came from widely divergent backgrounds
b. participants shared traits that made them susceptible to joining a lynch mob even when they didn't know the target of the lynching
c. the participants came primarily from the middle and upper-middle classes
d. participants knew, and did not like, the target of the lynching


b

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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