Which of the following is a danger of groupthink?
A) Too many alternatives will emerge, making it impossible to reach a consensus.
B) Members will test and analyze their assumptions against those of others in the team.
C) Each person will believe that he or she is right and make it hard to reach a consensus.
D) Members will fail to prepare contingency plans to cope with foreseeable setbacks.
E) Members will make decisions that are riskier than the initial inclination of its members.

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Teams that never express conflict may be experiencing groupthink. Teams that "go along with the crowd" and suppress conflict ignore the full range of alternatives, seek only information that supports the positions they already favour, and fail to prepare contingency plans to cope with foreseeable setbacks.

Which of the Following Is a Danger of Groupthink