Groupthink Can Be Defined As

question 65

Multiple Choice

Groupthink can be defined as:

• A)the tendency to suppress dissent in the interests of group harmony.
• B)the tendency to sacrifice group cohesiveness in favor of task orientation and problem focus.
• C)the enhancement of problem-solving capacity as a result of several persons joining together to work on the same problem.
• D)reduced self-awareness as a result of group immersion and social anonymity.

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Definitions:

Civil Disobedience

is the act of refusing to comply with certain laws, demands, or commands of a government or occupying power, typically in a nonviolent form, as a form of political protest.

Gandhi

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, and political ethicist, who led the campaign for India's independence from British rule through nonviolent resistance.

Centralized

Organized such that control, decision making, or authority is concentrated in a central location or governing body.

Political Organization

The way in which a society creates and applies laws and policies through structures, institutions, and processes.