As described in the textbook, in the late 1500s a Hungarian nobleman named Count Zrinyi was attacked at his small castle by a force of almost 100,000 men. Zrini had no chance of survival in the face of this attack. In the moments before he was killed, however, instead of attempting to flee for his life or fight against the enemy, he put on his finest attire, hung a heavy gold chain around his neck, and stuffed his pockets full of gold coins. He then flung open the doors of the castle and charged into a suicide death. This story is used in the textbook to make the point that ____.
a. many people believe in an afterlife
b. people often become delusional when under high levels of stress
c. many people care strongly about self-presentation
d. most people have a hard time accepting their own mortality
Question 2
In one study, groups of subjects discuss the punishment appropriate for Johnny Rocco, a juvenile delinquent. In this experiment, subjects LEAST liked a confederate when he played the role of a person who ____.
a. agreed with the group (mode)
b. disagreed with the group (deviant)
c. originally agreed and then came to disagree with the group (lost soul)
d. disagreed and then came to agree with the group (slider)
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