You Have Been Asked to Organize a Problem-Solving Meeting

question 103

Multiple Choice

You have been asked to organize a problem-solving meeting.Based on what you learned in social psychology, which of the following is not a good way to make sure unique information gets shared at the meeting?

• A) Make the meeting long enough so that unique information has time to be shared.
• B) Skip asking for everyone's initial ideas and preferences at the beginning of the meeting.
• C) Before the meeting, assign certain people to focus on specific parts of the problem.
• D) Have a very forceful, directive leader to handle the meeting.

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