Social Influence And Group Processes — Psychology STD 12 Humanities — Question

Group polarisation is strengthening of the initial position after group discussion which result in taking extreme positions i.e. from very weak to very strong decisions Due to 3 reasons.

• In company of like minded people, one finds favour for ones viewpoints.
• One finds validation by public–bandwagon effect.
• Leads to perception of people as in-group, which results in conformity, thereby strengthening the views.