A Disadvantage of the Nominal Group Technique Is That ________

question 70

Multiple Choice

A disadvantage of the nominal group technique is that ________.

• A) it wastes the group's time on wildly impractical ideas
• B) it works best only in teams with geographically dispersed members
• C) it does not allow members to know why individuals voted the way they did
• D) members cannot support or reject an idea without fear of recrimination
• E) it does not allow members to question one another

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Definitions:

Norm Formation

The process by which new standards of behavior, attitudes, or beliefs become established within a social group.

Group Dynamics

The patterns of interaction, including the processes and behaviors, that occur within a group setting.

Experimental Social Psychology

A branch of psychology that uses experimental methods to study how people's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the actual, imagined, or implied presence of others.

Cognitive Dissonance

The mental discomfort experienced by an individual who holds two or more contradictory beliefs, ideas, or values at the same time, leading to an alteration in one of the attitudes, beliefs, or behaviors to reduce the discomfort.