When group members exaggerate the initial positions that they held concerning an issue,the group has experienced
A)an anchoring bias.
B)groupthink.
C)group interaction.
D)groupshift.
E)group rationalization.

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Groupshift occurs when, during group discussions, members tend to shift towards more extreme positions than they initially held. This phenomenon explains why groups sometimes make decisions that are more extreme than the individual decisions of the members before the group discussion.

When Group Members Exaggerate the Initial Positions That They Held