Author Question: Bolstering occurs when a. a decision maker attempts to convince themselves they made the right ... (Read 87 times)

iveyjurea · **on:** Sep 4, 2018

Bolstering occurs when

a. a decision maker attempts to convince themselves they made the right choice after an agonizing decision.
b. the legislative branch shows strong support for a foreign policy decision.
c. a small group of decision makers looks to a group leader for a decision.
d. a decision maker knows they made the wrong decision but works to convince themselves that it was the rightone.

Question 2

Since leaders seek to avoid psychological stress after making a decision, leaders hope to convince themselves that the decision actually was the correct one. This psychological concept is called

a. appeasement.
b. rational action.
c. groupthink.
d. bolstering.