Regarding Cults, Which of the Following Statements Is FALSE

question 504

Multiple Choice

Regarding cults, which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A) ​When recruits are asked to make small commitments followed by larger commitments days later, they are exhibiting the door-in-the face compliance effect.
• B) ​Most cult members are reduced to childlike dependency on the group for meeting all their daily needs.
• C) ​Most former members mention guilt and fear as the main reasons for not leaving the cult when they wished they could.
• D) ​After they leave the cult, many former cult members suffer from anxiety, panic attacks, and emotional disturbances much like posttraumatic stress disorder.

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