Groupthink Occurs When ________

question 28

Multiple Choice

Groupthink occurs when ________.

• A) managers favor employees who don't compete with their own particular strengths.
• B) employees judge a decision by its eventual outcome, rather than on the quality of the decision at the time it was made.
• C) peer pressures cause individual team members to withhold contrary or unpopular opinions.
• D) a team places too much importance on one aspect of an event, which causes errors in accurately predicting the utility of a future outcome.
• E) employees rely too heavily, or "anchor," on one trait or piece of information when making decisions about team members.

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Definitions:

Conditioning

A learning process in which an individual's behavior becomes modified as a result of the association between a stimulus and a response.

Irrational Thinking

Patterns of thought that are illogical or not based on reason or clear thinking, often leading to unfounded conclusions.

Behavioural Goals

specific, measurable actions individuals plan to achieve as a step toward accomplishing a desired outcome.

Behaviour Therapy

A form of psychotherapy that focuses on changing undesirable behaviors through conditioning techniques.