The process that "causes people who had been staying neutral to take sides in a conflict" is:
A) bypassing
B) polarization
C) inference-making
D) signal reactions

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Polarization refers to the process by which people who have been neutral take sides in a conflict, and become more extreme in their beliefs and attitudes. This can occur through exposure to more extreme viewpoints, or through social pressure to conform to a particular group's beliefs. Bypassing refers to the situation in which people avoid discussing or acknowledging a conflict, inference-making refers to the process of drawing conclusions based on limited information, and signal reactions refer to automatic responses to stimuli.

The Process That "Causes People Who Had Been Staying Neutral