Psychology / Unit 11 Psych 1226 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Groupthink
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The idea
Groupthink is a deterioration of decision quality in a cohesive group that prioritizes agreement over accurate appraisal.
In practice
A team suppresses a known technical objection because raising it would break an apparent consensus.
Where people slip
Groupthink requires cohesion and insulation. Disagreeable groups fail in different ways.
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