Group decision making II

Question 1

The tendency of groups to process available information in a biased manner is called

Answer 1

Biased processing of information

Question 2

The situation where one talented group member is inhibited by group members from making an impact on the group decisions that this person sits and watches groups make a wrong decision. What is this situation called?

Answer 2

Process loss

Question 3

The tendency for groups to focus on information that most group members already know to make decisions instead of what is known to only some of a few of its members is called

Answer 3

Failure to share unique information

Question 4

Who developed the concept of groupthink?

Answer 4

Irving Janis (1982)

Question 5

A kind of thinking in which maintaining group cohesiveness and solidarity is more important than considering the facts in a realistic manner is called

Answer 5

Groupthink.