Thirty-Nine Members of the Heaven's Gate Cult Committed Suicide Together

question 73

Multiple Choice

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

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