It has been said that group therapy is useful in dispelling "pluralistic ignorance." This phrase refers to

a. the collective lack of knowledge held by all the members of the group.
b. people's belief that they are the only ones with certain failings.
c. the group mind-set that develops as group therapy progresses, which often times leads to rigidity of thought.
d. not knowing what the other members of the group are thinking.

Answer: b. people's belief that they are the only ones with certain failings.

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