The Tendency to Avoid a Critical Evaluation of Ideas That

question 28

Multiple Choice

The tendency to avoid a critical evaluation of ideas that the group favors is called

• A)anchoring.
• B)groupthink.
• C)analysis paralysis.
• D)wildstorming.

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