While Not All Members of the Environmental Group Supported the Idea

question 31

Multiple Choice

While not all members of the environmental group supported the idea of removing trees from the park, they wanted to avoid conflict with the bossy group leader, so there was very little disagreement during the brief discussion. This is an example of _____.

• A) consensus
• B) groupthink
• C) brainstorming
• D) nominal group technique

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Definitions:

Ego

In psychoanalytic theory, the part of the mind that mediates between the conscious and the unconscious and is responsible for reality testing and a sense of personal identity.

Freud

Sigmund Freud was an Austrian neurologist known for founding psychoanalysis, a method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst.

Personality

The combination of characteristics or qualities that form an individual's distinctive character and behavioral patterns.

Id

In psychoanalytic theory, the part of the mind that is the source of instinctual impulses and demands for immediate satisfaction of primitive needs.