Which of the Following Is a Disadvantage of Using Brainstorming

question 54

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a disadvantage of using brainstorming to generate ideas in a group?

• A) Hearing one or two ideas may send the group down the wrong track.
• B) Brainstorming inevitably leads to groupthink.
• C) An illusion of invulnerability is created during brainstorming sessions.
• D) Brainstorming diminishes the role of the supervisor in groups.

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Definitions:

Meiosis

A form of cell division in sexually reproducing organisms that reduces the chromosome number by half, producing four haploid cells, each genetically distinct from the parent cell that gave rise to them.

Gametes

The reproductive cells (sperm and egg) that combine during sexual reproduction to form a new organism.

Polyploid Cells

Cells that contain more than two paired (homologous) sets of chromosomes, often seen in plants.

Diploid Cells

Cells that contain two sets of chromosomes, one set inherited from each parent.