In a Groupthink Situation, People Tend to Go Along with the Group's

question 269

Multiple Choice

In a groupthink situation, people tend to go along with the group's thinking in order to maintain a unanimous position. This is quite similar to the concept of

• A) informational social influence
• B) the just world effect
• C) normative social influence
• D) the fundamental attribution error
• E) communicator credibility

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Definitions:

Promissory Notes

Written promises to pay a specified sum of money to a named party, under specified conditions.

Uniform Commercial Code

A complete collection of regulations that oversee every commercial activity within the United States.

Postdating Checks

Writing a check with a date in the future, which means the check cannot legally be cashed or deposited until that date.

Negotiable Instrument

A voucher guaranteeing that a specified sum of money will be paid, either when demanded or at a certain time, with the payer’s identity specified on the voucher.