Group Discussion Is More Likely to Result in Polarized Positions

question 91

Multiple Choice

Group discussion is more likely to result in polarized positions when group members are highly motivated to present themselves positively to other group members.This phenomenon is explained by:

• A)terror management theory.
• B)social comparison theory.
• C)social identity theory.
• D)system justification theory.

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Definitions:

Personality

The combination of characteristics or qualities that form an individual's distinctive character and behavioral patterns.

Id

In psychoanalytic theory, the part of the mind that is the source of instinctual impulses and demands for immediate satisfaction of primitive needs.

Freud

Sigmund Freud, an Austrian neurologist and the founding father of psychoanalysis, a method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst.

Biological Drives

Innate impulses in living organisms that lead to certain behaviors essential for survival.