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roselinechinyere27m

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Group discussion may lead members to make decisions that are more extremely on the side of the issue that the group initially favored. This phenomenon is known as
 
  A) social loafing.
  B) social facilitation.
  C) group polarization.
  D) groupthink.

Question 2

Early research on group decision making seemed to demonstrate that groups tended to make ________ decisions than individuals.
 
  A) more conservative
  B) riskier
  C) better
  D) poorer



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: C

Answer to Question 2

Answer: B



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