When NASA Was Making the Decision to Launch the Space

question 28

Multiple Choice

When NASA was making the decision to launch the space shuttle Challenger it already had an excellent record of successful launches. This fact probably led to which aspect of groupthink?

• A)discrediting of information
• B)the group's belief in its rightness
• C)pressure to conform
• D)stereotyping of outgroup members

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Definitions:

Matrix Structure

A structure that sets up teams from different departments, thereby creating two or more intersecting lines of authority; also called a project management structure.