Describe John Garcia's Research, and Explain Why His Findings Were

question 23

Essay

Describe John Garcia's research, and explain why his findings were originally rejected.

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Definitions:

Risky Shift

A phenomenon where group decisions tend to be riskier than the average of the individual choices initially proposed by the group members.

Conservative Shift

A psychological theory indicating that groups tend to make decisions that are more risk-averse or conservative than individual members would make alone.

Group Decision Making

The process by which a group of individuals collaboratively makes a choice from the alternatives.

Company Data

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