Long-Term Hostages Tend to Identify with Their Captor's Point of View

question 37

Multiple Choice

Long-term hostages tend to identify with their captor's point of view over time and voluntarily comply with their demands. This phenomenon is called

• A) going native.
• B) the Stockholm syndrome.
• C) the Belgian illusion.
• D) the prisoner's dilemma.

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