A group of students is discussing whether same-sex marriage should be legal. The students begin the discussion with opinions that are somewhat in favor of same-sex marriage being legal. If group polarization occurs,

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Group polarization refers to the phenomenon where after discussing an issue, a group of people who initially lean towards a particular opinion will often end up adopting a more extreme version of that opinion. In this case, since the students initially lean somewhat in favor of legalizing same-sex marriage, group polarization would likely result in them being more strongly supportive of it after the discussion.

A Group of Students Is Discussing Whether Same-Sex Marriage Should