A Group of Public Officials Is Meeting to Decide What

question 6

Multiple Choice

A group of public officials is meeting to decide what to do about a budget shortage. According to the principle of group polarization, this group is most likely to reach a highly conservative decision because the group

• A) is composed of no more than five individuals.
• B) believes that their individual performance is being monitored.
• C) members are generally conservative to begin with.
• D) has a conservative authority figure who is perceived to be legitimate.