Which of the following is an example of group polarisation?
A)A basketball team - simply by reason of being a cohesive group - automatically identifies another team as a 'rival'.
B)A political committee tends to make more extreme decisions than any of its individual members would alone.
C)A group of students tends, automatically, to divide themselves up into several smaller groups or cliques.
D)A student council divides itself into two directly opposing points of view when debating new issues.

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Group polarization refers to the phenomenon where groups tend to make decisions that are more extreme than any individual member would have made alone. Option B, where a political committee tends to make more extreme decisions, reflects group polarization as compared to other options. Option A is an example of group identification, Option C is an example of group formation, and Option D refers to group polarization in the context of a student council.

Which of the Following Is an Example of Group Polarisation