You read about a group of people who are described as a "cult," and you start to wonder how people come to join such an organiza

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You read about a group of people who are described as a "cult," and you start to wonder how people come to join such an organiza

tion. You decide that people must be very lonely and vulnerable to persuasion in order to join a cult. Your guess about why a person would join a cult is an example of a_________________

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Gennadij [26K] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-05T23:24:22+03:00

Answer:

Your guess about why a person would join a cult is an example of a hypothesis.

Explanation:

A hypothesis is an assumption which needs to be tested in order to determine if it is true or not. It is the <em>basis for a theory</em> since once it is experimented, more assumptions and new information will come into account.

In this case, you have information about what a cult is and you develop a hypothesis about why people tend to join them.