In the spring of 1954,U.S.residents were alarmed by widespread reports of damage by a mysterious windshield-pitting agent.The true cause of public concern was most likely

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The true cause of the widespread reports of windshield damage in the spring of 1954 was most likely mass suggestibility, where the power of suggestion and the spread of rumors led many people to believe their windshields were damaged by a mysterious agent, even when there might have been no actual increase in windshield damage. This phenomenon shows how public concern can be amplified by psychological factors rather than actual physical causes.

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