In 1978 Jim Jones, the Leader of the People's Temple

question 29

Multiple Choice

In 1978 Jim Jones, the leader of the People's Temple, forced more than 900 of his followers to commit suicide at gun point by drinking poisoned Flavor Aid. In the run-up to this event, Jones had strictly enforced discipline, mocking and ridiculing anyone who expressed doubts, at times even having doubters sedated. This extreme effort to enforce conformity is an example of:

• A) the expressive self.
• B) the Twenty Statements Test.
• C) bureaucracy.
• D) peer pressure.
• E) an out-group.

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