points‚ but in several of those points overlooked a crucial aspect. What was overlooked was that in several of the groups talked about the leader of the group had unquestionable power. The question I would pose is how groups would overcome the groupthink mentality when they have to please appease the ideas of a single individual. In the reading the examples that were used involved the President of the United States and his cabinet members or advisors. In these situations the group seems to consist
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Q.2 . What is groupthink. Explain. [10] According to Irving Janis(1972) ‚ groupthink is "a deterioration of mental efficiency‚ reality testing‚ and moral judgment resulting from in-group pressures". Thus‚ the overemphasis on consensus and agreement leads members to be unwilling to evaluate group members’ ideas critically. This hinders decision-making and becomes an obstacle to group productivity. Certain conditions favour the development of groupthink. i) The first condition is high cohesiveness
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CHAPTER 9: THE VERDICT ON GROUPTHINK 1. In my experience‚ I found that decision-making groups do not tend toward groupthink. Groupthink is a mode of thinking that people engage in when they are deeply involved in a cohesive in-group‚ when the members’ striving for unanimity override their motivation to realistically appraise alternative courses of action. Groups displaying most of the symptoms of groupthink are more likely to display symptoms ofdefective decision making‚ resulting in poor policy
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Groupthink Groupthink is a practice of making decisions within a group that values unity rather than accuracy and discourages personal responsibility. In other words‚ groupthink is agreeing with a group out loud‚ although you may not agree with the group inside your mind. There are eight different symptoms that are involved with groupthink. The symptoms include the illusion of invulnerability‚ rationalization‚ inherent morality‚ stereotyped views‚ direct pressure‚ self-censorship‚ the illusion of
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"Group Decision Fiascoes Continue: Space Shuttle Challenger and a Revised Groupthink Framework" is a review of the tragedy that took place on January 28‚ 1986 when the space shuttle‚ Challenger‚ exploded shortly after launch. This review tells of how "groupthink" was the likely cause of the accident. The fact that we as a society so easily succumb to groupthink says a lot about us. First‚ it shows how we are a very conformist society. Peer pressure is still very difficult for us to resist even
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1. Groupthink and polarization impacted the kids throughout the film; the class decided that they should have a name‚ and a uniform to set them apart from the rest. The students then started hanging out with only other in the class‚ and created a handshake. Group thinking caused the class to join into as one‚ they all had each others’ backs; Tim was getting bullied by a few students‚ that weren’t in the cult‚ and a few of the members in the wave came to rescue and punk the other guys. Polarization
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Groupthink is a concept that was identified by Irving Janis that refers to faulty decision-making in a group. Groups experiencing groupthink do not consider all alternatives and they desire unanimity at the expense of quality decisions. Groupthink is a mode of thinking people engage in when cohesiveness is high. Groupthink leads to poor decision making and results in a lack of creativity. Groupthink has been studied widely; many people are unaware of its dynamics and the consequences that they might
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Prabhjot Kaur Communication Theory Final Paper ASSUMPTIONS: A high level of cohesiveness is usually present when groupthink occurs‚ and there is a great reluctance on the part of group members to stray from the group’s position. They do not want to leave‚ be forced out‚ or be ignored by other members. This “oneness” associated with cohesiveness is typically a desirable condition except when the group relies too much on solidarity that the desirable ends are not focused on. They are likely
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Irving L. Janis’ Victims of Groupthink Author(s): Paul’t Hart Source: Political Psychology‚ Vol. 12‚ No. 2 (Jun.‚ 1991)‚ pp. 247-278 Published by: International Society of Political Psychology Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3791464 Accessed: 11/01/2010 13:57 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTOR’s Terms and Conditions of Use‚ available at http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp. JSTOR’s Terms and Conditions of Use provides‚ in part‚ that unless
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Groupthink Model In American psychologist Irving Janis’ work Victims of Groupthink: A Psychological Study of Foreign-Policy Decisions and Fiascos‚ Janis defines groupthink as the “psychological drive for consensus at any cost that suppresses disagreement and prevents the appraisal of alternatives in cohesive decision-making groups” (Janis 9). Janis successfully links the groupthink theory to events such as the Cuban Missile Crisis‚ the Bay
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