Greg,Donna,and Paul are on the five-member Benefits Task Force that is researching options for the new benefits package.Over lunch,Greg,Donna,and Paul decided that adding Choice Health Club is a good idea,and that they plan on voting to agree to add it without ever researching and accurately assessing the decision.This is an example of ____.
A)groupthink
B)heuristics
C)the Delphi technique
D)group marketing
E)goal displacement

Question

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Groupthink occurs when group members strive to agree for the sake of unanimity and thus avoid accurately assessing the decision situation.Here the positive team spirit of the group actually works against sound judgment.

Greg,Donna,and Paul Are on the Five-Member Benefits Task Force That