An accreditation team is under pressure to make certain that everything is reported for the upcoming review. Some information is missing, and one group member suggests that they fill in the blank space with their best guess at the data, rather than delay the review. No one disagrees. The accreditation team is falling into what psychological phenomenon?

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The accreditation team is falling into the phenomenon of groupthink, where the desire for harmony or conformity in the group results in an irrational or dysfunctional decision-making outcome. In this case, the team's unanimous decision to guess missing information rather than delay the review to ensure accuracy reflects the suppression of dissenting viewpoints and the prioritization of consensus over critical evaluation.

An Accreditation Team Is Under Pressure to Make Certain That