A group of antipollution volunteers is recruited.After discussing the need for pollution controls for several meetings,the volunteers become convinced that they must shut down any factory producing emissions above the EPA limit with no questions asked and no option to fix the problem first.The group's decision illustrates the concept of:

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The group's decision illustrates the concept of polarization, where after discussing a topic within a group, the members' views become more extreme than their initial individual views. This phenomenon often leads to a more radical or extreme position being adopted by the group as a whole.

A Group of Antipollution Volunteers Is Recruited