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<blockquote data-quote="rickyb" data-source="post: 3065977" data-attributes="member: 56035"><p><strong>Groupthink</strong> is a psychological <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phenomenon" target="_blank">phenomenon</a> that occurs within a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_group" target="_blank">group of people</a> in which the desire for harmony or conformity in the group results in an irrational or dysfunctional <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decision-making" target="_blank">decision-making</a> outcome. Group members try to minimize conflict and reach a consensus decision without <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_thinking" target="_blank">critical evaluation</a> of alternative viewpoints by actively suppressing dissenting viewpoints, and by isolating themselves from outside influences.</p><p></p><p>Groupthink requires individuals to avoid raising <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controversy" target="_blank">controversial</a> issues or alternative solutions, and there is loss of individual creativity, uniqueness and independent thinking. The dysfunctional <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Group_dynamics" target="_blank">group dynamics</a> of the "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingroup" target="_blank">ingroup</a>" produces an "illusion of invulnerability" (an inflated certainty that the right decision has been made). Thus the "ingroup" significantly overrates its own abilities in decision-making and significantly underrates the abilities of its opponents (the "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outgroup_%28sociology%29" target="_blank">outgroup</a>"). Furthermore, groupthink can produce dehumanizing actions against the "outgroup".</p><p></p><p>Antecedent factors such as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Group_cohesiveness" target="_blank">group cohesiveness</a>, faulty group structure, and situational context (e.g., community panic) play into the likelihood of whether or not groupthink will impact the decision-making process.</p><p></p><p>Groupthink is a construct of social psychology but has an extensive reach and influences literature in the fields of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communication_studies" target="_blank">communication studies</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_science" target="_blank">political science</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Management" target="_blank">management</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organizational_theory" target="_blank">organizational theory</a>,<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groupthink#cite_note-Turner1998-1" target="_blank">[1]</a> as well as important aspects of deviant religious <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cult" target="_blank">cult</a> behaviour.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groupthink#cite_note-wexler-2" target="_blank">[2]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groupthink#cite_note-turner1998a-3" target="_blank">[3]</a></p><p></p><p>Groupthink is sometimes stated to occur (more broadly) within natural groups within the community, for example to explain the lifelong different mindsets of those with differing political views (such as "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservatism" target="_blank">conservatives</a>" and "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberalism" target="_blank">liberals</a>" in the U.S. political context<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groupthink#cite_note-sherman-4" target="_blank">[4]</a>) or the purported benefits of team work vs. work conducted in solitude.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groupthink#cite_note-5" target="_blank">[5]</a> However, this conformity of viewpoints within a group does not mainly involve deliberate group decision-making, and might be better explained by the collective <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation_bias" target="_blank">confirmation bias</a> of the individual members of the group. - wikipedia</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rickyb, post: 3065977, member: 56035"] [B]Groupthink[/B] is a psychological [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phenomenon']phenomenon[/URL] that occurs within a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_group']group of people[/URL] in which the desire for harmony or conformity in the group results in an irrational or dysfunctional [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decision-making']decision-making[/URL] outcome. Group members try to minimize conflict and reach a consensus decision without [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_thinking']critical evaluation[/URL] of alternative viewpoints by actively suppressing dissenting viewpoints, and by isolating themselves from outside influences. Groupthink requires individuals to avoid raising [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controversy']controversial[/URL] issues or alternative solutions, and there is loss of individual creativity, uniqueness and independent thinking. The dysfunctional [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Group_dynamics']group dynamics[/URL] of the "[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingroup']ingroup[/URL]" produces an "illusion of invulnerability" (an inflated certainty that the right decision has been made). Thus the "ingroup" significantly overrates its own abilities in decision-making and significantly underrates the abilities of its opponents (the "[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outgroup_%28sociology%29']outgroup[/URL]"). Furthermore, groupthink can produce dehumanizing actions against the "outgroup". Antecedent factors such as [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Group_cohesiveness']group cohesiveness[/URL], faulty group structure, and situational context (e.g., community panic) play into the likelihood of whether or not groupthink will impact the decision-making process. Groupthink is a construct of social psychology but has an extensive reach and influences literature in the fields of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communication_studies']communication studies[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_science']political science[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Management']management[/URL], and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organizational_theory']organizational theory[/URL],[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groupthink#cite_note-Turner1998-1'][1][/URL] as well as important aspects of deviant religious [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cult']cult[/URL] behaviour.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groupthink#cite_note-wexler-2'][2][/URL][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groupthink#cite_note-turner1998a-3'][3][/URL] Groupthink is sometimes stated to occur (more broadly) within natural groups within the community, for example to explain the lifelong different mindsets of those with differing political views (such as "[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservatism']conservatives[/URL]" and "[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberalism']liberals[/URL]" in the U.S. political context[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groupthink#cite_note-sherman-4'][4][/URL]) or the purported benefits of team work vs. work conducted in solitude.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groupthink#cite_note-5'][5][/URL] However, this conformity of viewpoints within a group does not mainly involve deliberate group decision-making, and might be better explained by the collective [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation_bias']confirmation bias[/URL] of the individual members of the group. - wikipedia [/QUOTE]
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