A Group of Public Officials Is Meeting to Decide What

question 71

Multiple Choice

A group of public officials is meeting to decide what to do about a budget shortage. The principle of group polarization would predict that this group of people would be most likely to reach a highly conservative decision if

• A)the group has a relatively small number of people in it (4 to 5)
• B)the group members believe that their individual performance within the group is being monitored
• C)the group members are generally conservative to begin with
• D)the group has an authority figure who is perceived to be legitimate

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Definitions:

English Rule

A legal principle where the losing party in a lawsuit must pay the winner’s attorney fees and court costs, contrasting with the American Rule where each party bears its own expenses.

Bacon's Rebellion

A 1676 armed rebellion led by Nathaniel Bacon against the governor and the colonial government in Virginia, partly due to discontent with handling of Native American relations.

Nathaniel Bacon

An early American settler who led Bacon's Rebellion, a 1676 uprising against the colonial government in Virginia.

Susquehannocks

A Native American people who lived in what is now the northeastern United States, particularly in the area of the Susquehanna River.