Recall Application 3, "The Effectiveness of Committees," to Answer the Following

question 74

Multiple Choice

Recall Application 3, "The Effectiveness of Committees," to answer the following questions:
-According to the application, later research by Alan Blinder showed that:

• A) the wisdom of the leader magnifies the superiority of the decisions of the committee.
• B) the wisdom of the leader magnifies the inferiority of the decisions of the committee.
• C) the wisdom of the whole group contributes to the superiority of committee decisions than the wisdom of the leader alone.
• D) the wisdom of the leader contributes to superiority of committee decisions than the average wisdom of the group.

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