Groupthink Is

question 67

Multiple Choice

Groupthink is

• A) Avoiding disagreement while striving for consensus.
• B) Accomplished by obtaining all members' input.
• C) The result of high levels of creativity.
• D) Typically superior to individual decision making.
• E) An extreme form of satisficing.

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Definitions:

Conditioned Response

A learned reaction to a formerly neutral stimulus that has become conditioned after being paired with an unconditioned stimulus that naturally produces a response.

Time Delay

Time Delay refers to the period between an action being initiated and its outcome or effect being observed.

Generalization

The process of applying conclusions or rules derived from specific instances to broader contexts.

Classical Conditioning

A habituation technique that involves repeatedly combining two stimuli, eventually resulting in a response first provoked by the second stimulus being provoked by the first stimulus alone.