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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Dickinson’s poetry is startling and eccentric. Discuss. Perhaps one of the aspects that draw us to the poetry of Dickinson is its eccentricity and startling nature. In her poetry‚ Emily Dickinson explores a number of different themes including death‚ hope‚ nature‚ pain and love. The trademark signs of a Dickinson poem are her hallmark dashes she uses. Her dashes suggest that there is more to the story than she is writing down. Another characteristic of Dickinson’s poetry is the capitalization
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LANGUAGE CONSISTS OF VOWELS AND CONSONANTS Language consists of vowels and consonants. That sentence may contain some truth‚ but when we talk about language‚ we can not say that consists of vowels and consonants only. Language is a system for encoding and decoding information. However‚ there are different kinds of ways to communicate and‚ we as human beings are not the only ones who have the ability to do it. Vowels and consonants are related to speech. On the other hand‚ language
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Deviant Behavior Though my background is of the Filipino culture‚ I was raised here in America throughout my childhood. There was one topic of discussion that started many arguments between my parents and I. That topic was my decision on what I wanted to be when I grow up. Filipino culture always wants their children to become better than their parents‚ which meant becoming something like a doctor or lawyer‚ etc. I am sure they are great careers but I chose a whole different path. I have always
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tragedies of all time‚ William Shakespeare’s Hamlet was written around the beginning of the 1600s. The play revolves around Prince Hamlet of Denmark. It is filled with intrigue‚ supernatural beings‚ spies‚ love‚ and murder. After the death of his father‚ the king of Denmark‚ Hamlet is visited by his ghost. The ghost tells a tale of his murder at the hands of his own brother‚ who is now married to Hamlet’s mother‚ Queen Gertrude. Outraged by this account‚ Hamlet promises to get revenge for his father’s
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Hamlet AP Timed Essay Response Wednesday‚ April 28: One of these Hamlet timed essay topics will be chosen for you. You may wish to prepare ahead of time (in fact‚ you will regret not doing so). NO NOTES OR TEXT ALLOWED. 1982 AP Question: In great literature‚ no scene of violence exists for its own sake. Choose [Hamlet and show how it] confronts the reader or audience with a scene or scenes of violence. In a well-organized essay‚ explain how the scene or scenes contribute to the meaning of the
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Violent Video Games Might Be to Blame for Violent Behavior Is Media Violence a Problem?‚ 2010 ------------------------------------------------- Top of Form Bottom of Form Mark and Keisha Hoerrner‚ "Video Game Violence‚" Children’s Voice‚ vol. 15‚ January/February 2006. Copyright © 2006 Child Welfare League of America. All Rights Reserved. Reproduced by permission. Mark Hoerrner is a writer and the author of several articles on the media’s effect on children. Keisha Hoerrner is department
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tries to move forward with their pursuit of knowledge becomes complex‚ ending in the corruption of the self. In his attempt to make life‚ Victor unleashes a ‘Monster’ unto the world‚ oblivious to the responsibility it comes with. Being ignorant to this‚ and believing it to be a mere monster‚ he rejects any responsibility‚ sealing their fate in death. As Victor prepares to “bestow animation upon lifeless matter‚" he begins to defy nature and reality. He begins to raid morgues and graveyards‚ "Dabbling
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How might deindividuation theory explain the looting behaviour that sometimes accompanies crowd riots? What are the strengths and limitations of this kind of approach to understanding collective behaviour? In this essay I will firstly describe what the deindividuation theory is and the approaches of different psychologists who have molded and formed this theory. I will then explain how this theory can shed light on why the looting in 2011 took place and how this theory can give evidence to why
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Do people ever truly say what they mean and act the way they want or is there something that drives them act a certain way? People have two very different sides of themselves‚ one that they wear in public and another that nobody sees‚ but it is the person that they are in private that reveals their truest intentions. In William Shakespeare’s play‚ The Tragedy of Hamlet‚ Prince of Denmark‚ the persona that Hamlet reveals only to himself in private contrasts greatly to the person he shows himself
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