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

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