Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct logical sequence.
A. When faced with uncertainty, humans look out for the action of others and become a victim of ineffective rational thinking during compelling, confusing situations.
B. According to him, in an emergency, we tend to forget that everybody else observing the event is also likely to be looking out for social evidence.
C. Robert B. Cialdini explains this reaction with a psychological phenomenon called 'pluralistic ignorance'.
D. Since we all prefer to appear poised and unflustered among others, we are likely to search for answers placidly, with brief, camouflaged glances at those around us.
1.ACBD
2.BCDA
3.ABCD
4.ABDC
Correct Answer : 1
Solution :
A-B is a pair as 'A' discusses a theory of rational thinking for humans and the scientist who explains this phenomenon is mentioned in 'C'. What he described is further discussed in 'B', makes it the third sentence of the paragraph. 'D' is the concluding statement as it describes the overall reaction of the humans.
The correct order is ACBD.
Hence, option (a) is correct.
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