What Is Groupthink, and Are There Situations in Which We

question 85

Short Answer

What is groupthink, and are there situations in which we should not be worried about groupthink?

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Definitions:

Circumstantiality

A communication disorder where an individual's speech is indirect and overly detailed, leading to delayed arrival to the point or not arriving at all.

Flight of Ideas

A symptom where an individual's thoughts rapidly and continuously move from one idea to another, often seen in manic episodes of bipolar disorder.

Raw Scores

A rephrased and new definition for Raw Scores: These are the initial outcomes obtained directly from assessments or tests, serving as the baseline measure before further processing or scoring adjustments.

Standardized Test Scores

Scores derived from assessment tests that have been administered and scored in a consistent, or "standard", manner.