Group polarization  From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump
to: navigation, search  In social psychology, group polarization
refers to the tendency for groups to make decisions that are
more extreme than the initial inclination of its members. These
more extreme decisions are towards greater risk if individuals'
initial tendencies are to be risky and towards greater caution
if individuals' initial tendencies are to be cautious.[1] The
phenomenon also holds that a group's attitude toward a situation
may change in the sense that the individuals' initial attitudes
have strengthened and intensified after group discussion.[2]
Group polarization is the phenomenon that when placed in group
situations, people will make decisions and form opinions to more
of an extreme than when they are in individual situations. The
phenomenon has shown that after participating in a discussion
group, members tend to advocate more extreme positions and call
for riskier courses of action than individuals who did not
participate in