Key Symptoms of Groupthink Take Root and Blossom in Groups

question 23

Multiple Choice

Key symptoms of groupthink take root and blossom in groups that succumb to the pressures of reaching unanimity.Which of the following is one of those symptoms?

• A)Members of the group regard themselves as invulnerable,morally correct,and exempt from organizational standards.
• B)The group's process of creating ideas and reaching decisions is balanced,and out-group member opinions are respected.
• C)There is a diversity of opinions within the group.
• D)Group members constantly discuss their reservations about the group's controversial viewpoint.

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Definitions:

Discount Rate

The interest rate used in discounted cash flow (DCF) analysis to present value future cash flows, or in the context of bond investments, it is the interest rate used by investors to compare different bond issues.

Capital Lease

A lease considered as a purchase of an asset, where the lessee records the leased asset as if it were owned.

Lease Payments

Regular payments made by a lessee to a lessor for the use of an asset, typically defined in a lease agreement.

Implicit Rate

The interest rate implied by the cash flows of a lease, not explicitly stated within the lease agreement.