Which Aspect of the Challenger Case Is an Example of the Normalization

question 3

Multiple Choice

Which aspect of the Challenger case is an example of the normalization of deviance?

• A) The burden of proof shifted from the engineers being able to prove the launch was safe to launch to having to prove it is not safe to stop launch.
• B) The O-ring blow-by was an aberration known to have occurred without disaster in the past and so did not alarm engineers.
• C) Lund was told to take off his engineering hat and put on his management hat.
• D) The conditions were unusually cold for launch that January.

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