Interest in the Occult Is Most Likely to Increase in a Society

question 74

Multiple Choice

Interest in the occult is most likely to increase in a society when ________.

• A)economic conditions begin to improve
• B)there has been a major triumph, such as winning a war
• C)members of a society feel overwhelmed or powerless
• D)people become less religious

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Definitions:

Convey Distance

The process of communicating or expressing the physical space or separation between objects or locations.

Continuity

The psychological principle suggesting that development involves gradual and ongoing changes, without sudden shifts or stages.

Organize Stimuli

The process of perceiving and categorizing sensory input from the environment into meaningful patterns or categories.

Figure-Ground

A principle in perceptual organization where an object (the figure) is perceived distinctly from its surroundings (the ground).