The Tendency for Members of a Group to Suspend Critical

question 116

Multiple Choice

The tendency for members of a group to suspend critical thinking because they are striving for agreement is specifically called

• A)normative social influence
• B)the norm of reciprocity
• C)group polarization
• D)groupthink

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Definitions:

Basic Elements

Fundamental components or building blocks that form the basis of a complex structure or concept.

Mind

The element of a person that enables them to be aware of the world and their experiences, to think, and to feel.

Structuralism

An early school of psychology that aimed to understand the structure of the mind by breaking down mental processes into their most basic components.

E. B. Titchener

A psychologist known for founding structuralism, focusing on breaking down mental processes into the most basic components.