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Group polarization: A critical review and meta-analysis.
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This article critically reviews recent (1974–1982) group polarization studies that address themselves to either one of the two primary explanatory mechanisms thought to underly group polarization, namely social comparison and persuasive argumentation processes. A summary of the effect sizes of 21 pu
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“Another class of models describe polarization by introducing repulsive interactions, in which users reject opinions that differ from their own [24-26], but this mechanism combined with homophily leads to a decrease of polarization [27, 28].”
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- Authors
- Isenberg, D. J.
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- Harvard University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Isenberg, Daniel J.
- Venue
- Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
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- 1986-06
- Volume
- 50
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 1141-1151
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- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Team Dynamics and Performance
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Psychology of Social Influence
- Keywords
- group polarization, social comparison, persuasive argumentation, group decision making, effect size
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