You are about to go into a meeting with other students in your social psychology class in order to vote on whether to have an in-class or a take home final exam (your very kind professor has allowed students to decide this).
You know walking in that only 8 or so of the 28 students favor an in-class exam, and you are one of them. Given your knowledge of social psychology, what strategies would you recommend to your fellow minority members in order to maximize your chances of winning the vote?
A) tell the majority that they should help you avoid group polarization by becoming unified
B) explain that the professor is on your side
C) tell the majority that you really like them but believe they are wrong in this instance
D) hold steadily to your views and present the in-class exam as meeting the goals the majority believes the take home exam will achieve
Question 2
After a group discusses an issue, the group members are likely to have a ________ extreme position on the side of the issue that the group initially favored because they are likely to ________.
A) more; avoid social comparison
B) more; hear more persuasive arguments
C) less; engage in social comparison
D) less; experience risky shift
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