The Average Attitude of Generally Like-Minded People in a Group

question 256

Multiple Choice

The average attitude of generally like-minded people in a group becomes even more liberal over time in large part because several members of a group want to avoid the disapproval of other key group members. This tendency for attitudes to become more extreme is called the _________________, and in this case, it appears to have been produced by the _________________.

• A)deindividuation; informational social influence
• B)group polarization; normative social influence
• C)normative social influence; informational social influence
• D)groupthink; group polarization

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