Group Discussion May Lead Members to Make Decisions That Are

question 57

Multiple Choice

Group discussion may lead members to make decisions that are more extremely on the side of the issue that the group initially favored.This phenomenon is known as

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

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