Tamara is a group leader and recently she made a suggestion to her group members. While they did not all fully support the idea, they wanted to avoid conflict with Tamara, so there was very little disagreement during the brief discussion. Thus, she was sure that the group was all in agreement and her idea went forward. This is an example of______.
A) brainstorming
B) groupthink
C) silent brainstorming
D) nominal group technique

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This is an example of groupthink, where members of a group are more focused on maintaining harmony than on critically evaluating the proposed idea. The lack of disagreement suggests that the group was more concerned with avoiding conflict than with generating alternative ideas or constructive criticism.

Tamara Is a Group Leader and Recently She Made a Suggestion