The committee for hiring faculty is reviewing applications for the new faculty position in the psychology department.The short list includes three people,the first two of which are very qualified,and the third a little less so.The department desperately needs a new person to take some of the tremendous teaching load for next semester so the committee really needs to make a decision today.Among the group there are strong opinions,both positive and negative,about the top two candidates but everyone finally agrees that they can "live with" the less qualified person,so that person is offered the job.The committee,in their strong desire to seek agreement,fell sway to:

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The committee fell sway to groupthink, which occurs when the need for agreement overrides critical thinking and individual opinions are suppressed in favor of group consensus. The committee was in a rush to make a decision due to the department's need for a new faculty member, and everyone agreed that they could "live with" the less qualified candidate, likely to avoid conflict and reach a decision quickly. This led to a less than optimal hiring decision, as the committee members did not fully consider all available options and were more focused on reaching a unanimous decision.

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