Claudette has many prejudicial attitudes toward minority groups. Recently, she has been

attending a racist group, which has resulted in her becoming more hateful toward minorities. Which of the following would explain this?

● Group polarization

● Fundamental attribution error

● Social loafing

● Cognitive dissonance

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Iyana Quinn

Social Studies

17 December, 05:43

Claudette has many prejudicial attitudes toward minority groups. Recently, she has been

attending a racist group, which has resulted in her becoming more hateful toward minorities. Which of the following would explain this?

● Group polarization

● Fundamental attribution error

● Social loafing

● Cognitive dissonance

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Shirley Farley · Answer 1

The answer is group polarization

Explanation:

Group polarization is the tendency for groups to make decisions more extreme than the initial attitudes of individual members. Attending these racist group meetings has caused Claudette to become more hateful towards minorities than she was at first