Emily Bradly is part of a team at work that has been charged with the responsibility of researching differences between IFRS and U.S. GAAP. The team reaches a consensus on a given topic that Emily does not agree with. Not wanting to enter into a conflict, Emily agrees with the group. What type of bias is represented in the in the above scenario?
A) availability bias
B) overconfidence bias
C) confirmatory bias
D) groupthink bias

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Groupthink bias occurs when individuals conform to the consensus of a group to avoid conflict, even if they personally disagree.

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