Individuals who believe that the death penalty should be abolished meet to discuss the issue. Research on group interaction suggests that after discussion the individuals will be

The answer is: even more convinced that the death penalty should be abolished

this situation can be related to confirmation bias. If the discussion that is held by the group only conducted by people with similar belief, they will more likely to support and provide positive feedback with one another. Because f this, they will be more convinced with their pre-existing belief compared to being placed in a group that have opposing views to counter their belief.