Recall that in one condition of an experiment conducted by Gerald Stasser (Stasser & Titus,1985) ,all group members had access to the same information,and that in another condition,members had unique information that other group members didn't know.In the second (unshared information) condition,the group made a worse decision than in the first (shared information) condition.This occurred because groups
A) focus discussion on the information that all members know.
B) often ignore dissenting opinions.
C) seldom can agree on who is most expert.
D) avoid differences of opinion,given conformity pressures.
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