Studies of the risky shift phenomenon have shown that:
a. in some situations, there may be a shift away from risk if the initial positions of the group members lie in that direction
b. a shift can occur even when no risk is involved
c. the shift toward risk is only a specific example of group-induced attitude polarization
d. both a and c
e. all of the above
Ans: e
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