Elizabeth is on the same team as Reece, but she never interacts with him because she knows they are on opposite sides of the political ideological spectrum. As a result, their team generates few ideas to help the company. This is an example of
A) deep-level diversity.
B) the role of devil's advocate
C) comprehensive interdependence.
D) the similarity-attraction approach to diversity.
E) the value in diversity problem-solving approach.

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A theory that has been used widely to explain why diversity may have detrimental effects on teams is called the similarity-attraction approach. According to this perspective, people tend to be more attracted to others who are perceived as more similar. People also tend to avoid interacting with those who are perceived to be dissimilar, to reduce the likelihood of having uncomfortable disagreements.

Elizabeth Is on the Same Team as Reece, but She