The Failure of American Naval Leaders to Recognize the Threat

question 61

Multiple Choice

The failure of American naval leaders to recognize the threat from the Japanese military in the days leading up to Pearl Harbor would most likely have been the result of

• A) social facilitation.
• B) group polarization.
• C) social loafing.
• D) groupthink.

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