How Would a Personality Psychologist Most Likely Explain the Mass

question 140

Multiple Choice

How would a personality psychologist most likely explain the mass suicide in Jonestown?

• A) An increasingly complex and mobile society creates confusion and the need to belong to a group at any cost.
• B) People who have traits of being unstable are more likely to join cults.
• C) She wouldn't try to explain it; personality psychologists are not interested in suicide.
• D) The leader's control over his followers increased slowly over time.

Identifying factors that influence creativity and innovative decision-making.

Understanding the concept of escalating commitment and how to avoid its trap.

Recognizing the importance of questioning assumptions to enhance creativity.

Understanding the impact of cognitive errors like framing, confirmation, and representativeness biases on decision-making.

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