Psychology · Social Psychology
A topic within Social Psychology, itself one of 13 topics in that field and part of Psychology.
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David G. Myers & Helmut Lamm
Group discussion reliably pushes members' opinions toward a more extreme version of whatever they already leaned toward before talking, rather than toward the average or the moderate middle.
link checked 17 Sept 2026Notes on this copyCass R. Sunstein
Extends group polarization from the psychology lab to juries, political parties and online communities, arguing that like-minded people talking mostly to each other reliably end up more extreme than any individual member began.
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