While on an Expedition in the Jungle,your Party Is Captured

question 177

Multiple Choice

While on an expedition in the jungle,your party is captured by a group of people who have never contacted the outside world,cannot read or write,converse in a language that you do not recognize,and are pointing sharp spears at you.What is the BEST way of communicating that you are not a threat?

• A)trying to converse in sign language
• B)holding your hands up over your head
• C)smiling at them
• D)drawing a "peace" sign in the dirt

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Definitions:

Cognitive Dissonance

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Role-Playing

An educational or therapeutic technique where individuals act out roles in particular scenarios to learn, practice behaviors, or gain insight into themselves.

Attitude Theory

A study within social psychology that examines the structure, formation, and function of attitudes, which are psychological tendencies expressed by evaluating a particular entity with some degree of favor or disfavor.

Attribution

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