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When Groupthink Is Occurring, Members Tend Not to Limit Themselves

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When groupthink is occurring, members tend not to limit themselves to obtaining facts and listening to opinions that support their preferred policy, but instead are more likely to pay closer attention to facts and opinions that do not.


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Accommodation

In cognitive psychology, the process of altering one's existing schemas, or ways of thinking, as a result of new information or experiences.

Equilibration

The process by which individuals balance assimilation and accommodation to create stable understanding in cognitive development.

Symbolic Image

A representation that stands in for something else, conveying meaning through association or resemblance, often used in communication and thought processes.

Simple Organized Pattern

A basic and structured arrangement or sequence of elements or actions.

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