Question

John wants to examine whether social comparison processes help explain why the group polarization effect occurs, beyond the effects of persuasive arguments. He decides to conduct an experiment. John should expose individual group members to ________ to see if group polarization still occurs.

Answer 1

1. the positions endorsed by the rest of the group without conveying the specific content of their arguments

2. the positions endorsed by all others in the group and the specific content of their respective arguments