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

question 202

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

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Definitions:

Maladaptive Coping Skills

Ineffective strategies used by individuals to manage stress or emotional discomfort, often contributing to further psychological distress.

Growth And Development

The process of physical maturation and increase in size, as well as psychological and emotional development through different life stages.

Developmental Failures

Occurs when an individual does not meet expected growth or psychological milestones within a typical developmental timeline.

Generativity

In psychology, it is the concern for establishing and guiding the next generation, often associated with middle adulthood in Erik Erikson's stages of psychosocial development.