John F Kennedy's Decision to Go Forward with the Bay of of Pigs

question 46

Multiple Choice

John F. Kennedy's decision to go forward with the Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba, NASA's decision to launch the space shuttle Challenger in unusually cold weather, and Enron's board of directors' decisions to ignore illegal accounting practices are famous examples of

• A) noise.
• B) groupthink.
• C) team process.
• D) network structure.
• E) communication complexity.

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Definitions:

Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

The phenomenon whereby initially false expectations cause the fulfillment of those expectations.

Initially False Expectations

Expectations that start off as incorrect but may change over time as new information is acquired.

Fulfilment

The achievement of something desired, promised, or predicted, leading to satisfaction or happiness.

Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

A prediction or expectation about a situation or behavior that causes the prediction to be fulfilled by influencing the situation or people's behavior.