A Terrorist Leader Has Recruited New Volunteers and Is Addressing

question 58

Multiple Choice

A terrorist leader has recruited new volunteers and is addressing them. He tells them that their mission will "eliminate" many people but that they would be serving a higher purpose. He explains that their group's struggle depends on martyrs such as themselves. He goes on to say that their victims belong to a lesser class of people and refers to them with an insulting ethnic slur. He declares that they deserve to be eliminated. The new volunteers not only agree to take part in a suicide mission, they are happy to have been chosen.
The volunteers accept the instructions of their leader and intend to carry out the mission. They have no ethical reservations, as they have been trained to follow orders. Which method of cognitive restructuring are the volunteers employing?

• A)dehumanization
• B)cognitive dissonance
• C)advantageous comparison
• D)displacement of responsibility

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Definitions:

Frontline Employees

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Group Dynamics

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Sensitivity Training

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Prejudices

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