While not all members of the environmental group supported the idea of removing trees from the park, they wanted to avoid conflict with the bossy group leader, so there was very little disagreement during the brief discussion. This is an example of _____.

A. consensus
B. groupthink
C. brainstorming
D. nominal group technique

Answer: B

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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