Groupthink Occurs in ____

question 7

Multiple Choice

Groupthink occurs in ____.

• A)newly formed groups whose members were arbitrarily selected and who are assigned to make programmed decisions
• B)groups in which members have dissimilar backgrounds
• C)standing committees whose members are under no pressure to agree
• D)groups whose members are elected to serve as figureheads
• E)highly cohesive groups where there is a great deal of pressure to agree with each other

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Definitions:

Gestalt Therapy

A form of psychotherapy emphasizing personal responsibility and focusing on the individual's experience in the present moment, the therapist-client relationship, the environmental and social contexts of a person's life, and the self-regulating adjustments people make as a result of their overall situation.

Person-Centered Therapy

A nondirective insight therapy based on the work of Carl Rogers in which the client does all the talking and the therapist listens.

Carl Rogers

An influential American psychologist who founded the person-centered approach in psychotherapy.

Free Association

A psychoanalytic technique where patients express their thoughts freely, revealing unconscious thoughts and feelings.