By providing prospective terrorists with electronic chat rooms for interfacing online with others who share their attitudes,the Internet most likely serves as a medium for

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Group polarization refers to the tendency for group discussion to reinforce the initial attitudes of group members and to move group attitudes to more extreme positions. In the case of prospective terrorists, the electronic chat rooms they use may reinforce and amplify their extremist attitudes, leading to greater likelihood of engagement in terrorist activity. Social facilitation, groupthink, and social loafing are not applicable in this scenario.

By Providing Prospective Terrorists with Electronic Chat Rooms for Interfacing