Professors Maksoud,Struthers,and Vasic each tend to think that obtaining a university degree is easier today than it was when they were students.After discussing the matter over coffee,they are even more convinced that obtaining a degree is easier today.This episode provides an example of
A) groupthink.
B) social facilitation.
C) group polarization.
D) deindividuation.

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Group polarization occurs when group members become more extreme in their beliefs or attitudes after discussing a topic together. In this scenario, the professors initially had individual beliefs about the ease of obtaining a university degree, but after discussing it as a group, they became more convinced that it is easier today. This shift towards a more extreme view is an example of group polarization.

Professors Maksoud,Struthers,and Vasic Each Tend to Think That Obtaining a University