Katherine's project team is extremely cohesive; it has become a norm to cooperate and agree with one another. Although Katherine disagrees with some of the influential members in the group who have decided that they do not need to conduct interviews as part of their data collection, she doesn't question their decision. As a result, the group falls prey to:

a. premature decision making
b. confirmation bias
c. groupthink
d. group polarization

c. groupthink

Communication & Mass Media

You might also like to view...

In which format is the presenter only heard, but never seen or identified?

a) The anonymous announcer b) The spokesperson c) The testimonial d) The demonstration

Communication & Mass Media

Which of the following specific experimental designs is described above?

a. Static-Group Comparison b. Pretest-Posttest Control Group Design c. Posttest Only Control Group Design d. Solomon Four-Group Design

Communication & Mass Media