Which Stage of Groupthink Occurs When Group Members Feel Pressure

question 47

Multiple Choice

Which stage of groupthink occurs when group members feel pressure to conform and censor their own ideas?

• A)symptoms of groupthink
• B)poor decision outcomes
• C)concurrence seeking
• D)antecedents
• E)decision-making defects

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Definitions:

Self-Graphing

A self-assessment technique where individuals record and visually display data about their own behaviors over time.

Reactivity

The phenomenon where individuals alter their behavior or responses because they know they are being observed.

External Self-Reinforcement

A type of reinforcement paralleling that administered by a teacher. However, instead of the teacher delivering the reinforcer, the student performs this task.

Internal Reinforcement

The psychological process whereby an individual's intrinsic satisfaction from an activity encourages the continuation of that activity without external reward.