When a Group Exerts Such Strong Pressure to Conform That

question 152

Multiple Choice

When a group exerts such strong pressure to conform that it prevents people from expressing critical ideas, the group is suffering from ________.

• A) groupthink
• B) risky shift
• C) deindividuation
• D) polarization

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