A Group of Chemists, Who Have Been Working Together on a New

question 67

Multiple Choice

A group of chemists, who have been working together on a new diet pill for the last four years, meet to discuss their new drug. Over the years, they have all come to respect each other and have formed a close bond. Upon discussing the effectiveness and safety of the diet pill, many members of the group found themselves agreeing with most of the comments that were made. Somewhere along the way, no one seemed to pay much attention to the fact that some of the subjects in the clinical trials of that drug became ill. It seemed that because nobody wanted to disrespect anyone else, the topic of ill subjects was dropped. What psychological phenomenon occurred here?

• A)Social facilitation
• B)Group polarisation
• C)Groupthink
• D)Social loafing

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Definitions:

Habituation

The psychological process by which an individual becomes accustomed to a stimulus and consequently decreases their response to it over time.

Shaping

A method used in behavioral psychology to gradually train a new behavior by reinforcing successive approximations of the target behavior.

Discrimination

Unfair or prejudicial treatment of individuals based on their characteristics such as race, gender, age, or sexual orientation, resulting in denial of opportunities or rights.