Groupthink In 12 Angry Men
A psychological phenomenon where people tend to strive for consensus within a group while assuming their decisions cannot be wrong. Individual who may have opposing beliefs often remain quiet and adopt to the groups opinion for the sake of conformity. (Cherry)
Applications:
1. One setting in which groupthink occurs in the movie 12 Angry Men. The movie is about a jury who must reach a verdict of guilty or not guilty on a murder case. 11 out of the 12 jurors vote “guilty”, while one votes “not guilty.” The lonely juror proves his case, and slowly gains alliance. The more people that change the verdict to not guilty, an increase of stress is put on the other jurors. They all end up changing vote to not guilty in the end to gain conformity. Groupthink
Applications:
1. One setting in which groupthink occurs in the movie 12 Angry Men. The movie is about a jury who must reach a verdict of guilty or not guilty on a murder case. 11 out of the 12 jurors vote “guilty”, while one votes “not guilty.” The lonely juror proves his case, and slowly gains alliance. The more people that change the verdict to not guilty, an increase of stress is put on the other jurors. They all end up changing vote to not guilty in the end to gain conformity. Groupthink