Ineffective Group Decision Making That Results from an "Agreement-At-Any-Cost" Mentality

question 70

Multiple Choice

Ineffective group decision making that results from an "agreement-at-any-cost" mentality and poor decision making is referred to as

• A) compliance conformity.
• B) sucker effect.
• C) groupthink.
• D) bad apples effect.

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Definitions:

Zimbardo

Refers to Philip Zimbardo, an American psychologist known for his Stanford prison experiment, exploring the psychological effects of perceived power.

Crowd-as-group

A collection of individuals who are present at the same location or event, but act with a shared purpose or group identity.

Crowd-as-mad

The stereotypical view that crowds are irrational, emotional, and capable of violence, overlooking the potential for rational collective behavior.

Crowd Behavior

The study of how individuals in a crowd influence and are influenced by others, often resulting in collective behavior that is different from what they would exhibit individually.