Group Think Can Occur If Groups Are Friendly and Tight

question 8

Essay

Group think can occur if groups are friendly and tight knit.Poor decision making can result.Explain the eight classic symptoms of group think.How would you overcome group think?

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Definitions:

Oscillates

To move or swing back and forth at a regular speed, or to vary between different beliefs, opinions, conditions, or statuses.

Initiation

The act or process of beginning something, such as a project, activity, or phase in one's life.

Unwarranted Risk

Refers to taking actions or making decisions that involve unnecessary or avoidable danger or hazard.

Hazing

The practice of subjecting newcomers to abusive or humiliating tricks and ridicule, often as a form of initiation.