Multiple Choice
The rational choice model of conversion suggests that
A) new recruits try to resist the role, but find that under the coercive techniques of cults, the only rational choice is to give in and submit to the charismatic leader.
B) people who join new religious movements do so consciously and deliberately because they believe, often correctly, that these groups will help them to meet certain needs.
C) compelling social pressures and tensions impel persons toward joining a cult.
D) new religious movements are rational, deliberate, and active in establishing effective mind control techniques to gain members.
E) unconscious psychological needs compel the individual to join the group.
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