What Is the Difference Between Group Polarization and Groupthink? for Group

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Essay

What is the difference between group polarization and groupthink? For group polarization, discuss two processes that may explain its occurrence. For groupthink, discuss some of its symptoms and several factors that make it more likely to occur.

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Definitions:

Self-Serving Bias

The common human tendency to attribute success to personal factors and failures to external factors for oneself.

Success Responsibility

The notion that individuals are accountable for their achievements and should take credit for their successes.

Medical Model

The concept that diseases, in this case psychological disorders, have physical causes that can be diagnosed, treated, and, in most cases, cured, often through treatment in a hospital.

Dissociative Identity Disorder

A psychological disorder characterized by the presence of two or more distinct personality states or identities in an individual.