Abigail Tends to Avoid Crowds Whenever She Can Because of Her

question 51

Multiple Choice

Abigail tends to avoid crowds whenever she can because of her concern about what people tend to do when they gather together in large numbers. She has felt this way since reading about Gustav Le Bon's claim that an individual, in the context of a crowd, __________.

• A) is still subject to the law of individual functioning
• B) descends to the level of primitive, barbarous instincts
• C) acts in accordance with his own best interests
• D) still feels very much alone

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