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ap345 · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

You are a member of your church's Womens Club. The club members decide to use a majority rule vote when making decisions. The club members do not want to use consensus building because one of the disadvantages of consensus building is that it:

a. facilitates agreement with each other.
b. is likely to create disagreement with each other.
c. is time consuming trying to convince others.
d. is an encouragement for thoughts of invincibility.

Question 2

The idea that everyone agrees 100 percent is a common misconception related to which of the following?

a. Groupthink c. Delphi technique
b. Consensus building d. Nominal technique

leannegxo · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

C
While using the consensus approach can be advantageous when all members of the group are affected
by the decision, one disadvantage is that it is not a timely means of making a decision. Due to its
time-consuming nature, it should be reserved for important decisions where strong support is needed
from the participants who will implement them. Agreement with each other is an advantage, but
consensus building does not necessarily mean total agreement; it means that the group members can
live with and support the decision made. Any time people get together, there is a potential for
disagreement; however, disagreement is not a characteristic of consensus building. A sense of
invincibility is a characteristic of groupthink behaviors.

Answer to Question 2

B
Having a consensus on a decision or solution to a problem means that all group members can live with
and fully support the decision made regardless of whether they totally agree with it 100 percent. The
common misconception is that they must all agree 100 percent.