At its meetings, the Department of Communication faculty members view themselves as invulnerable to dangers. In fact, they create rationalizations to avoid dealing with warnings or threats. They believe their group is moral and any opposition is immoral. This department is displaying symptoms of

A) agreement preoccupation.
B) gatekeeping.
C) consensus syndrome.
D) groupthink.

Answer: D

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