During the planning of the Bay of Pigs invasion in the 1960s, the drive for consensus among President Kennedy's advisors prohibited discussions that may have prevented a disastrous mission. This situation best exemplifies which sociological concept?
A) bureaucracy
B) laissez-faire leadership
C) groupthink
D) group cohesiveness

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Groupthink is a sociological concept where the desire for harmony or conformity in a group results in an irrational or dysfunctional decision-making outcome, as was the case with the Bay of Pigs invasion planning.

During the Planning of the Bay of Pigs Invasion in the 1960s