Four friends got together to debate which hockey team was the best: the Slashers or the Icers. When they started their discussion, they each thought that the Slashers were a slightly better team. After debating the merits of each team for over an hour, the friends have now come to the conclusion that the Slashers are a much better team, and they will probably take their division. The process that
would best explain the strengthening of opinion that has occurred in this case is:
a. groupthink
b. group polarization
c. group facilitation
d. group identification
B
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