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the proposal that majorities induce narrow thinking focused on their position while minorities stimulate divergent thinking that yields more original solutions.

In social psychology, convergent-divergent theory refers to the proposal that majorities induce narrow thinking focused on their position while minorities stimulate divergent thinking that yields more original solutions. This meaning comes from Nemeth (1986) in Psychological Review.[1]

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  1. Nemeth, C. J. (1986). Differential contributions of majority and minority influence. Psychological Review, 93(1), 23-32. https://doi.org/10.1037/0033-295x.93.1.23

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