When Stoner (1961) Compared the Average Decision of a Group's

question 141

Multiple Choice

When Stoner (1961) compared the average decision of a group's individual members against their group decision generated through group discussion, he found that

• A)group members ignored the discussion and maintained their original decision.
• B)individuals arrived at riskier decisions than groups.
• C)groups arrived at riskier decisions than individuals.
• D)the longer the discussion continued, the riskier the group's decisions became.

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