Issues concerning the significance of the risky-shift phenomenon have recently been raised. One argument treats the phenomenon as an instance of a more general finding of group polarization. Experimentation in an African culture was conducted to shed light on these questions as well as on an earlier posed explanation of the risky-shift as being attributed to cultural values. Liberian high school students participated in the experiment which used original and culturally apt choice-dilemmas. Results supported the idea of group polarization and not the risky-shift. Differences were not found among groups of different sexual composition nor in taking risks for oneself compared to others.
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