Groupthink Research Paper
Groupthink is a concept that was identified by Irving Janis that refers to faulty decision-making in a group. Groups experiencing groupthink do not consider all alternatives and they desire unanimity at the expense of quality decisions. Groupthink is a mode of thinking people engage in when cohesiveness is high. Groupthink leads to poor decision making and results in a lack of creativity. Groupthink has been studied widely; many people are unaware of its dynamics and the consequences that they might bring. Irving L. Janis (1918 - 1990) was a research psychologist at Yale University and a professor at the University of California. He retired in 1986 (Wikipedia, 2008). In 1981 he was awarded Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award of the
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Groupthink will effect on a individual if that person has raised any obligation against the groups policies. All of these are symptoms of Groupthink. If one or more of these are commonplace in a particular group, change must occur. The more amiability and esprit de corps among the members of a policy-making in-group, the greater is the danger that independent critical thinking will be replaced by groupthink, which is likely to result in irrational and dehumanizing actions directed against out-groups (Janis). That is, highly cohesive decision making groups are likely to fall victim of the groupthink syndrome, and this likely will lead to both a incorrect decision process and a incorrect decision. A flawed decision is, logically, more likely to result in a failure or less than optimally successful …show more content…
As I think that the group of advisors who advised our president to go on a war with Iraq without knowing any consequences. Our group of advisors only thought of finding the biological weapons which was developed by Iraq and they thought that president of Iraq who was Saddam Hussein was a threat to the world. Due to this groupthink country has lost lot of loyal soldiers and killed innocent lives in Iraq. As far as my thought with little knowledge regarding this action the consequences we are facing today is because of the
Groupthink will effect on a individual if that person has raised any obligation against the groups policies. All of these are symptoms of Groupthink. If one or more of these are commonplace in a particular group, change must occur. The more amiability and esprit de corps among the members of a policy-making in-group, the greater is the danger that independent critical thinking will be replaced by groupthink, which is likely to result in irrational and dehumanizing actions directed against out-groups (Janis). That is, highly cohesive decision making groups are likely to fall victim of the groupthink syndrome, and this likely will lead to both a incorrect decision process and a incorrect decision. A flawed decision is, logically, more likely to result in a failure or less than optimally successful …show more content…
As I think that the group of advisors who advised our president to go on a war with Iraq without knowing any consequences. Our group of advisors only thought of finding the biological weapons which was developed by Iraq and they thought that president of Iraq who was Saddam Hussein was a threat to the world. Due to this groupthink country has lost lot of loyal soldiers and killed innocent lives in Iraq. As far as my thought with little knowledge regarding this action the consequences we are facing today is because of the