Electronic Brainstorming Tends to Reduce the Adverse Effects of Evaluation

question 190

Essay

Electronic brainstorming tends to reduce the adverse effects of evaluation apprehension and production blocking that occur in traditional team decision-making sessions.Explain how these two concepts adversely affect traditional team decision making and why they are less likely to occur in electronic brainstorming.

---

Definitions:

Conservation

A cognitive ability described by Piaget, indicating that a child understands that properties like volume and number remain the same regardless of changes in form or appearance.

Specific Training

Tailored educational or physical programs designed to enhance skills or abilities in a particular area or discipline.

Universal Attainment

A theoretical concept suggesting a level of achievement or skill acquisition that can be reached by anyone under the right conditions.

Concrete-Operational Thinking

A stage in cognitive development, as described by Jean Piaget, where children can think logically about concrete events but struggle with abstract concepts.