A mentality that becomes increasingly extreme among people who interact without outside moderating influences best illustrates

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Group polarization refers to the phenomenon in which group discussion leads to an enhancement of group members' initial tendencies, such that the average judgment of group members is more extreme than their initial judgments would suggest. This can lead to an increasingly extreme mentality among group members without outside moderating influences. Groupthink refers to a mode of thinking that people engage in when they are deeply involved in a cohesive in-group, when the members' striving for unanimity overrides their motivation to realistically appraise alternative courses of action. Deindividuation refers to a loss of self-awareness and self-restraint that occurs in group situations that foster arousal and anonymity. Social loafing refers to the tendency for people to exert less effort when they are working in a group than when they are working alone.

A Mentality That Becomes Increasingly Extreme Among People Who Interact