When the committee discussion begins, three people are strongly in favor of hiring Band A to play at the fall dance and three people are somewhat in favor of hiring Band A. Two people are somewhat in favor of hiring Band B. If group polarization is at work, what is the most likely decision of the group after an hour of discussion?

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Carlie Arellano

4 September, 17:56

When the committee discussion begins, three people are strongly in favor of hiring Band A to play at the fall dance and three people are somewhat in favor of hiring Band A. Two people are somewhat in favor of hiring Band B. If group polarization is at work, what is the most likely decision of the group after an hour of discussion?

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Eric Roberson · Answer 1

a. Hire Band A

Explanation:

Pioneered by the James A. F. Stoner, group polarization theories explain tendency of the people involved in the groups in order to shift their opinions toward extreme pole of the popular opinion at the end of the discussion. In this case, the group is polarized by the strong belief.

Thus, at the end of the discussion, the group will decide the most extreme decision which is the people who are in the favor of hiring the band A. Thus, the most likely decision is hiring band A.