When Close-Knit Group Members Experience Groupthink, It Means That They

question 291

Multiple Choice

When close-knit group members experience groupthink, it means that they tend to:

• A) overestimate the personality factors of others and underestimate the situation.
• B) use problem-solving procedures that have been effective in the group's past.
• C) take individual credit for good decisions and blame the group for others.
• D) think alike and to suppress disagreement for the sake of harmony.

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