According to recent research by Sani (2005, 2009), groups splinter when current members perceive that the group has changed so much that it is no longer the same group they joined and that ________

A) there is no chance of reversing the change that has occurred
B) the change is not detrimental to group cohesiveness
C) the change is about to be reversed dramatically
D) the change is not widely recognized
E) there is no chance of accelerating the change that has occurred

Answer: A

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