A group of friends began talking about environmental issues. Every time they

got together, they would talk and the group began to divide into sides, one

side saying that the environment was in danger, and the other side saying it

was not. As they continued to get together, each side began to take more and

more extreme positions. This is an example of:

A. group facilitation,

O

O

B. minority influence.

O

C. deindividuation

O

D. group polarization