Cory, Rider, and Topanga are working on an animal's right campaign on campus.Prior to meeting, Topanga supported eating meat occasionally and hoped the campaign could encourage students not to eat meat on Mondays.After meeting with the group, Topanga felt that students should greatly reduce their meat intake and hoped to encourage students to only eat meat once a week._____________ best describes the change in Topanga's views.
A)Risky shift
B)Group polarization
C)Cautious shift
D)Groupthink

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Group polarization occurs when discussions within a group lead to an amplification of the group's initial position, making it more extreme. In this case, Topanga's initial moderate stance on meat consumption became more extreme after discussing with the group, which is a classic example of group polarization.

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