Peter Parker,the HR vice-president of a well-known IT firm,called his team members for a meeting to discuss the measures to be taken by the company to fight recession.Peter suggested downsizing the workforce and also cutting salaries and benefits of the rest of the employees.Peter's team reached a consensus without critically testing,analyzing,and evaluating his ideas.This is an example of ________.
A)groupthink
B)double think
C)cognitive dissonance
D)group polarization
E)collective intelligence

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Groupthink occurs when a group makes faulty or ineffective decisions for the sake of reaching a consensus, without critically evaluating alternatives. In this scenario, Peter Parker's team agreeing to his suggestions without critical analysis is a classic example of groupthink.

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