The Tragic Decision to Launch the Space Shuttle Challenger Resulted

question 35

Multiple Choice

The tragic decision to launch the space shuttle Challenger resulted in part from the minimal expression of dissenting views among NASA personnel and advisors. This best illustrates the dangers of

• A) social facilitation.
• B) deindividuation.
• C) groupthink.
• D) the bystander effect.

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Definitions:

Milliken V. Bradley

A significant Supreme Court case in 1974 that ruled against a proposed plan to bus students across district lines to desegregate schools, essentially reinforcing suburban school segregation.

Supreme Court

The highest federal court in the United States, with ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all federal and state court cases involving issues of federal law, plus original jurisdiction over a small range of cases.

Cambodia Invasion

Refers to the military incursion by the United States and South Vietnamese forces into Cambodia in 1970 during the Vietnam War, aimed at disrupting North Vietnamese supply lines.

Murderous Regime

A government or ruling body accused of engaging in or endorsing violence, often systemic, against its own people or those it controls.