A group seems to have made significant progress toward reaching agreement on a solution to a problem but then conflict occurs about what the real problem might be, and so some different solutions are suggested and then a new solution agreed upon. Which of the following does this seem to represent?
A) Dewey's rational decision-making process
B) The four phases of Fisher's decision-making
C) Schiedel and Crowell's spiral model of decision-making
D) Poole's multiple sequence model

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Schiedel and Crowell's spiral model of decision-making reflects this scenario well, as it suggests that groups may cycle through phases of conflict and consensus in a spiral manner, revisiting and redefining problems and solutions until a satisfactory resolution is achieved.

A Group Seems to Have Made Significant Progress Toward Reaching