A Group of Public Officials Is Meeting to Decide What

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.