The Fact That People Associate Mostly with Others Whose Attitudes

question 107

Multiple Choice

The fact that people associate mostly with others whose attitudes are similar to their own suggests the prevalence of naturally occurring:

• A)social facilitation.
• B)groupthink.
• C)minority influence.
• D)group polarization.

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