The Manager Wants to Encourage Cognitive Conflict

question 126

Multiple Choice

The manager wants to encourage cognitive conflict. According to the text,should she also push for a team consensus?

• A)No,because consensus leads to sacrificing solutions. 
• B)Yes,because consensus eliminates problems associated with minority domination. 
• C)No,because requiring team consensus gives everyone on the team veto power. 
• D)Yes,because requiring consensus typically leads to cognitive conflict.

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Definitions:

Cerebral Cortex

The outer layer of the brain, responsible for complex mental functions such as thinking, perceiving, producing, and understanding language.

Cerebral Cortex

The outer layer of neural tissue of the cerebrum in the brain, playing a key role in memory, attention, perception, cognition, awareness, thought, language, and consciousness.

Consciousness

The state of being aware of and able to think about one's own existence, sensations, thoughts, surroundings, and experiences.

Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

A psychiatrist known for her theory of the five stages of grief and loss.