A condition that occurs when a decision-making group loses sight of its original goal and a new, possibly less important, goal emerges is
A) Goal displacement.
B) Groupthink.
C) Conflict.
D) Domination.
E) Group alternatives.

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The goal of group members should be to come up with the best possible solution to the problem. But when goal displacement occurs, new goals emerge to replace the original ones. Winning an argument becomes the new goal.

A Condition That Occurs When a Decision-Making Group Loses Sight