When members of a group are friendly and tight-knit but unable to disagree enough to properly appraise alternatives, they are said to be experiencing
A)paradigm paralysis.
B)groupthink.
C)social loafing.
D)the dialectic method.
E)devil's advocacy.

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Groupthink is a cohesive group's blind unwillingness to consider alternatives.In this phenomenon, group or team members are friendly and tight-knit, but they are unable to think "outside the box."

When Members of a Group Are Friendly and Tight-Knit but Unable