When Stoner (1961) compared the average decision of a group's individual members against their group decision generated through group discussion, he found that
A)group members ignored the discussion and maintained their original decision.
B)individuals arrived at riskier decisions than groups.
C)groups arrived at riskier decisions than individuals.
D)the longer the discussion continued, the riskier the group's decisions became.

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Stoner (1961) found that groups tend to make riskier decisions compared to the average of individual members' decisions before group discussion. This phenomenon is known as the "risky shift" effect.

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