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13 October, 14:20

Ryan, Jerry, and Mark belong to Sigma Phi Upsilon fraternity. They pride themselves on being a group of solid students with leadership abilities. As a result, they often seem to hijack Fraternity Council Leadership meetings. Clearly, they feel they know how all the fraternities on campus should operate. This very high level of cohesiveness in a group

A. enhances critical thinking.

B. causes groupthink.

C. results in the best decisions.

D. increases cooperation of the group.

E. heightens individual perceptions.

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  1. 13 October, 14:27
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    B. causes groupthink.

    Explanation:

    There are so many main causes of groupthink. These include:

    a) group cohesiveness

    b) overall group isolation

    c) group leadership and

    d) decision-making stress.

    High levels of cohesiveness will reduce the amount of verbal dissension within a very close group, due to interpersonal pressure to conform.
  2. 13 October, 15:47
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    The answer to this question is option B. causes groupthink

    Explanation:

    Based on the scenario portrayed above, the high level of cohesiveness shown by Ryan, Jerry and Mark causes groupthink.

    A Groupthink is a psychological phenomenon that occurs within a group of people in which the desire for harmony or conformity in the group results in an irrational or dysfunctional decision-making outcome.

    Hence the answer is option B.
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