Symptoms of Groupthink Include

question 83

Multiple Choice

Symptoms of groupthink include:

• A)The team thinking it is invincible
• B)Opinions of those outside the team are considered to be irrelevant
• C)Critical thinking disappears
• D)Pressure is applied to any dissenter
• E)All of these are symptoms of groupthink

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