Irving L. Janis’ Victims of Groupthink Author(s): Paul’t Hart Source: Political Psychology‚ Vol. 12‚ No. 2 (Jun.‚ 1991)‚ pp. 247-278 Published by: International Society of Political Psychology Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3791464 Accessed: 11/01/2010 13:57 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTOR’s Terms and Conditions of Use‚ available at http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp. JSTOR’s Terms and Conditions of Use provides‚ in part‚ that unless
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We will tie this in with Irving Janis’ concept of groupthink‚ which is arguably caused by the development and enforcement of group norms. Daniel Feldman (1984‚ p.47) states that ‘group norms are the informal rules that groups adopt to regulate and regularise group members’ behaviour’ (Hackman‚ 1976 in Feldman 1984 p.47). When this happens it is possible and sometimes likely that bad or irrational decisions will be made. This is Janis’ groupthink‚ ‘a mode of thinking that people engage in when they
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Groupthink I have always had a different idea of what groupthink really means‚ to me I thought of it as a bad idea from someone amongst a group of people that had not been voiced seemingly because the person having this thought lacks confidence or backing. More like trying to proof to your business partners that an idea of using an outdated tactic to target a young crowd is not the best idea In its own definition Wikipedia(2013) describes groupthink as a psychological phenomenon that occurs within
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terrible decision? You may have been part of a groupthink event. Groupthink is a term coined by Psychologist Irving Janis. He determined cohesive groups try to maintain unanimity rather than utilize all data to make a good decision (Whyte‚ 2000). Some historic examples of groupthink are the attack on Pearl Harbor‚ Iranian hostage rescue attempt‚ and the Holocaust. The attack on Pearl Harbor may have been thwarted‚ or damage minimized‚ if groupthink was not present. Ambassador Grew sent a warning
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unquestionable power. The question I would pose is how groups would overcome the groupthink mentality when they have to please appease the ideas of a single individual. In the reading the examples that were used involved the President of the United States and his cabinet members or advisors. In these situations the group seems to consist more of yes-men and less of equals. To use some modern media to play an example‚ in the 2004 move “The Day After Tomorrow” the character played by Dennis Quaid
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Tarikh Serahan DR. MOHD NIZAM OSMAN 17/10/2014 COMMUNICATION THEORY KOM 5111 Analysis of Communication Theory NO 1 CONTENTS MUTED GROUP THEORY PAGE 1-3 a. Introduction b. Application c. Examples d. Assumption e. Weakness f. Strength 2 1. JANIS GROUPTHINK THEORY 4-6 a. Introduction b. Eight Symptoms c. Prevention d. Weakness 3 CONFLICT 7 4 ANALYSIS 7-8 5 CONCLUSION 8-9 BIBLIOGRAPHY KOMATHY NALLU JM 40877 COMMUNICATION
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time‚ symptoms of Groupthink are portrayed several times throughout the movie. Groupthink occurs when a group makes faulty decisions because group pressures lead to a deterioration of “mental efficiency‚ reality testing‚ and moral judgment”. Groupthink tends to be stronger when the group is very similar. The main group of girls in the movie are all very similar: dress the same‚ look the same‚ same financial background‚ ect. Irving Janis gave us the eight symptoms of groupthink and almost all of
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Bibliography: • Charles C. Manz and Christopher P. Neck. (1995). ‘Teamthink: beyond the Groupthink syndrome’. Journal of Managerial Psychology. Volume 10 (1):1-9 • G. Stasser‚ S Vaughan & D. Stewart. (2000). ‘Pooling Unshared Information: The Benefits of Knowing How Access to Information Is Distributed among Group Members’. Our Organisational
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evidence-based approach. New York‚ NY: McGraw-Hill Irwin. Taggerty‚ J. (2009 ‚ March 17). How do leaders prevent group think? . Retrieved from http://5starinnovation.com/how-do-leaders-prevent-group-think/ Callaway ‚ M. R. ‚ & Esser‚ J. K. . (1984). Groupthink: effects of cohesiveness and problem-solving procedures on group decision making. Social Behavior and Personality‚ 12(2)‚ 157-164.
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symptoms of Groupthink that lead them to committing violations of school rules. The Groupthink phenomenon allowed the students of certain peer groups to have faulty decisions causing them to do wrong actions. The group also discussed the activities that peer groups mostly do and their self-evaluation of their school performance. With this‚ they have also included the number of people among their respondents who have encountered committing violations and their peers’ influence on this. The Groupthink phenomenon
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