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 actions 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
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 1 i.e. ACBD.
The given question is an example of para jumbles.
Sentence A will be the first sentence as it talks about the challenges faced by humans when they are uncertain about a few things.
Sentence C further gives more information about the phenomenon of 'pluralistic ignorance'.
Sentence B will follow sentence C as it tells more about the theory.
Sentence D will be the last sentence as it concludes the para.
The correct sequence is:
A. When faced with uncertainty, humans look out for the actions of others and become a victim of ineffective rational thinking during compelling, confusing situations.
C. Robert B. Cialdini explains this reaction with a psychological phenomenon called 'pluralistic ignorance'.
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.
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.