Groupthink is
A) a process where group members gather to decide issues
B) a process of group members' stressing disagreement and skepticism
C) a process of group members' stressing cohesiveness and agreement instead of skepticism and optimal decision making
D) a process of breaking rigid thinking by placing a problem in a different frame of reference

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Groupthink is a psychological phenomenon that occurs within a group of people in which the desire for harmony or conformity in the group results in an irrational or dysfunctional decision-making outcome. Group members try to minimize conflict and reach a consensus decision without critical evaluation of alternative viewpoints, often leading to suboptimal decisions.

Groupthink Is