Mindless Acceptance of Poor Decisions Tends to Occur in Groups

question 106

Multiple Choice

Mindless acceptance of poor decisions tends to occur in groups that are tightly knit because the expression of alternative views is discouraged.This phenomenon is called:

• A) social facilitation.
• B) deindividuation.
• C) groupthink.
• D) polarization.

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