Groups Are More Influenced by Competition Than Individuals Are

question 156

Multiple Choice

Groups are more influenced by competition than individuals are. This effect has been dubbed ____.

• A) the discontinuity effect
• B) group conflict theory
• C) the minimal group effect
• D) group polarization

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