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• Group polarization — is the tendency of people to make decisions that are more extreme when they are in a group as opposed to a decision made alone or independently. Overview Study of this effect has shown that after participating in a discussion group, members tend… …   Wikipedia

• Polarization — ( Brit. polarisation) is a property of waves that describes the orientation of their oscillations. For transverse waves, it describes the orientation of the oscillations in the plane perpendicular to the wave s direction of travel. Longitudinal… …   Wikipedia

• Group decision making — (also known as collaborative decision making) is a situation faced when individuals are brought together in a group to solve problems. According to the idea of synergy, decisions made collectively tend to be more effective than decisions made by… …   Wikipedia

• Polarization (psychology) — In communications and psychology, polarization is the process whereby a social or political group is divided into two opposing sub groups with fewer and fewer members of the group remaining neutral or holding an intermediate position.When… …   Wikipedia

• Polarization mode dispersion — (PMD) is a form of modal dispersion where two different polarizations of light in a waveguide, which normally travel at the same speed, travel at different speeds due to random imperfections and asymmetries, causing random spreading of optical… …   Wikipedia

• Polarization (disambiguation) — Polarization or polarisation of transverse waves describes the orientation of oscillations in the plane perpendicular to the wave s direction of travel.Polarization or polarisation can also refer to:In the physical sciences: *Polarization density …   Wikipedia

• polarization — /poh leuhr euh zay sheuhn/, n. 1. a sharp division, as of a population or group, into opposing factions. 2. Optics. a state, or the production of a state, in which rays of light or similar radiation exhibit different properties in different… …   Universalium

• polarization — po•lar•i•za•tion [[t]ˌpoʊ lər əˈzeɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) cvb a sharp division, as of a population or group, into opposing factions 2) opt a state, or the production of a state, in which rays of light or similar radiation exhibit different properties in …   From formal English to slang

• Attitude polarization — Attitude polarization, also known as belief polarization, occurs when people who have a belief or attitude interpret evidence for or against that belief/attitude selectively, in a way that shows a bias in favour of their current view. [Fine… …   Wikipedia

• Small-group communication — refers to the nature of communication that occurs in groups that are between 3 and 7 individuals. Small group communication generally takes place in a context that mixes interpersonal communication interactions with social clustering. Nature of… …   Wikipedia

• Racial polarization — is the process whereby a population, the individuals of which have varying degrees of diversity in their ancestry, is divided into separate, and distinct (from each other) racial groups.MalaysiaSociologist Dr Syed Farid Alatas pointed out We do… …   Wikipedia