Author Question: The process called groupthink refers to ________ a. a group that shares information widely and ... (Read 41 times)

formula1 · **on:** Jul 2, 2018

The process called groupthink refers to ________

a. a group that shares information widely and makes an effective policy decision.
b. a group leader who makes a decision without consulting anyone and the decision turns out to be a bad one.
c. group members who seek consensus, discourage people from speaking freely, and end up making a decision based on limited information.
d. a group that gets different ideas from everyone and is unable to come up with any decision at all.

Question 2

What is the sociological concept coined by Irving Janis for a limited understanding of some issue resulting from group conformity?

a. Reference group consciousness
b. Groupthink
c. In-group
d. Tunnel vision