The process of __________ occurs when the social pressure that exists within a group of people overwhelms individual choice, and actually serves the purpose of actively muting the individual voices of the group members

a. group polarization
b. groupthink
c. the sleeper effect
d. the perseverance effect


Answer: B

Psychology

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