The Group Decision-Making Method in Which the Assumptions Underlying the Group's

question 44

Multiple Choice

The group decision-making method in which the assumptions underlying the group's choice of alternatives are examined in a structured debate is

• A) The devil's advocate technique.
• B) Dialectical inquiry.
• C) The nominal group technique.
• D) Brainstorming.

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Definitions:

Causation

The relationship between cause and effect, where one event (the cause) directly leads to the occurrence of another event (the effect).

Behaviour

The actions or reactions of an organism, often in response to its environment.

Behaviourism

A psychological approach that emphasizes the study of observable behavior and the role of environmental forces in shaping it, discounting mental states as primary causes of behavior.

Psychoanalytic Theory

A theory of personality organization and the dynamics of personality development that guides psychoanalysis, founded on the premise that unconscious forces such as unresolved conflicts from childhood shape behavior.