LikeJimJones, Heavensgate's MarshallApplewhite, orNXIVM's KeithRaniere, thetraditionalimageof a cultleaderis a person, usuallybutnotalwaysmale, oratingforhoursonendwhile a congregationhangsonhiseveryword.
Whilethestudydoesn't purporttoexplainthepsychologicalfactorsbehindit, itseemslikelythathumansusequantityofspeechas a mentalshortcuttodeterminewhowouldmake a goodleader.
Whilespecializedvocabulariesarenecessaryinmanyprofessions, cultsusethemfor a secondarysocialpurpose—todeterminewhois a trustedpartofthefamilyandwhoisanoutsidertobeavoided.
A 2020 studybyresearchersfromColumbiaUniversityandUSCexaminedtherelationshipbetweenjargonandself-perception.
コロンビア大学とUSCの研究者による2020年の研究では、専門用語と自己認識の関係が調査された。
Theyanalyzedthewritingsof a broadspectrumofgraduatestudentsandfoundthatthelowertherankingoftheuniversitythestudentattended, thehigherthefrequencyofunnecessaryjargon.