A group of students is discussing whether same-sex marriage should be legal. The students begin the discussion with opinions that are somewhat in favor of same-sex marriage being legal. If group polarization occurs,

a. students will be more strongly supportive of same-sex marriage after the discussion.
b. students will be more strongly opposed to same-sex marriage after the discussion.
c. students' attitudes will not change as a result of the discussion.
d. a great deal of disagreement and conflict will occur during the discussion.


a

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