Question

What is "groupthink"? a. the practice by which companies enforce the same mode of thinking on all their employees b. the process by which pressure for unanimity within an organization can cause members of the organization to fail to use their own individual judgment. c. the practice in many companies of having almost all decisions made by committees rather than individuals d. a policy by which a corporation is divided into numerous, virtually independent units

Answer 1

Answer: B) The process by which(...) own individual judgement.

Explanation: The psychologist Irving Janis in 1972 described it as "a way of thinking that people adopt when they are deeply involved in a cohesive group, when the efforts of the members unanimously ignore their motivation to realistically assess alternative courses of action".