Conservative Churches, According to Your Textbook Authors, Are Growing Because

question 19

Multiple Choice

Conservative churches, according to your textbook authors, are growing because

• A)massive numbers of people are leaving mainline liberal churches to join more conservative ones.
• B)people are realizing that conservative churches are more flexible and open to the values of the larger culture than are stodgy, mainline churches.
• C)God is calling people back to the true faith, which is best set forth by conservatives.
• D)the devil is luring people away from mainline churches.
• E)the members generally have higher birth rates and these churches frequently have more commitment mechanisms to retain members.

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Definitions:

Biologically Adaptive

Traits or behaviors that enhance an individual's ability to survive and reproduce within their environment.

Group Attribution Error

The tendency to erroneously attribute the behavior or attitudes of individual members to the characteristics of the group as a whole.

Extremity Bias

A cognitive bias where individuals tend to remember and give disproportionate weight to the most extreme examples or experiences.

Law of Small Numbers

A cognitive bias that leads people to draw broad conclusions from small data sets or limited information.