The Term Groupthink, as Used by Social Psychologists, Refers to ____

question 146

Multiple Choice

The term groupthink, as used by social psychologists, refers to ____. ​

• A)a style of thought in which the group clings to a shared but flawed view of the world
• B)a sense of tension between trying to be unique and trying to be similar to others
• C)a loss of self-awareness and loss of individual accountability that people sometimes feel in a group
• D)the tendency to waste or deplete resources that are shared or jointly owned

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Definitions:

Availability Heuristic

A cognitive short-cut in which the frequency or likelihood of an event is based on how quickly instances or associations come to mind.

Availability Heuristic

A mental shortcut that relies on immediate examples that come to a person's mind when evaluating a specific topic, concept, method, or decision.

Representativeness Heuristic

A cognitive shortcut that involves judging the probability of an event by its similarity to a prototype, potentially leading to errors in judgment.

Fundamental Attribution Error

The tendency for observers to underestimate situational influences and overestimate personal characteristics when explaining others' behaviors.