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leilurhhh

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A situation in which a group becomes so cohesive and like-minded that it makes poor decisions by ignoring information relevant to the decision-making process is:
 
  a. individual dominance
 b. social loafing
 c. groupthink
 d. the devil's advocate approach

Question 2

Which of the following is true about the effect of individual dominance in a group.
 
  a. Group performance will almost always decrease due to individual dominance
  b. Group performance will increase if the dominating person is competent
  c. A dominating person really has relatively little effect on the group's performance
 d. Group performance will increase only if the leader is high in compassion



jaygar71

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Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

b



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