Imagine that half the clerical employees in one building of a school begin to have headaches, feel agitated, scratch themselves furiously, feel numbness in their fingers, and faint. There is no biological explanation. This incident would most likely be seen by psychologists as an example of ____.
A) mass madness
B) exorcism
C) hypnotic susceptibility
D) mesmerism

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This scenario is most likely an example of "mass madness," also known as mass psychogenic illness or mass hysteria, where a group of people exhibit similar physical symptoms without a known physical cause, often due to psychological or social factors.

Imagine That Half the Clerical Employees in One Building of a School