What Is the Difference Between Group Polarization and Groupthink? When we join together in groups‚ most times we have to make decisions about something the group will do. Social psychologists have discovered tendencies which we do while making group decisions. Two of theses tendencies are group polarization and groupthink. Group polarization refers to a situation in which the attitudes or decisions of people in the group come on much stronger than in actuality. Usually when people with different
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Case Incident Dianna Abdala TO ILLUSTRATE HOW PRECIOUS E-MAIL IS‚ CONSIDER THE CASE OF DIANNA ABDALA. IN 2005‚ ABDALA WAS A RECENT GRADUATE OF SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY’S LAW SCHOOL‚ AND SHE PASSED THE BAR EXAM. SHE THEN INTERVIEWED WITH AND WAS OFFERED A JOB AT A LAW FIRM STARTED BY WILLIAM KORMAN‚ A FORMER STATE PROSECUTOR. The following is a summary of their e-mail communications: Original Message From: Dianna Abdala Sent: Friday‚ February 03‚ 2006 9:23 p.m. To: William A
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no one thinks very much”. Groupthink is the process of thinking as a group in a way that discourages creativity or individual responsibility. Arthur Miller‚ an American playwright‚ essayist‚ and prominent figure in the twentieth century‚ wrote The Crucible to warn the American people of groupthink and the abuse of its power. Groupthink has its benefits which allows groups to come to a conclusion and socialize. However‚ its power can be abused to harm a community. Groupthink is an important part of
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Major points Groupthink is a form of a phenomenon characterized by members of a group choosing to evaluate consensus and conformity and preservation of the group above other values. In the example of Pennsylvania State University football assistant coach Jerry Sandusky abused children. While Sandusky colleague’s choses to protect him rather than doom Penn State image and program. The decision was based primarily on how group members will react rather than what was at the ethical or professional
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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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Area51 and the Roswell UFO incident 1.The Roswell incident is an accident that happened in the mid 1947 were an unidentified flying object was supposedly sighted and crashed near Roswell’s ranch in the state of New Mexico.28 2. Roswell said that the UFO was shaped as a silver disk gliding through the air. It is said that the UFO was thickened‚ darkened by the culinary institute of America (CIA) to area 51.35 3. Area 51 was confirmed to be real on august 15 2013 by the CIA. Area 51 was located to
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| Groupthink and Risky Shift Phenomenon | | | | | | Table of Contents Executive Summary i Introduction 1 The Groupthink phenomenon 1 The Risky-shift phenomenon 2 Conclusion 4 Recommendation 4 Reference list 5 Executive Summary Groupthink phenomenon continues to exist and influence in a group decision making. This is especially happen when group cohesiveness is high and there is an absence of open communication. However‚ understanding the theory would enable
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negative effects‚ and groupthink is an example of the latter: Groupthink can lead to faulty decision making‚ ignored crucial alternatives‚ and varied ideas left behind. Furthermore‚ groupthink occurs when a group is highly cohesive‚ and the group members share strong relationships. Fortunately‚ there are many ways to avoid it‚ two of them are bringing people from the outside and letting people know that the leader of the group isn’t autocratic. One of the best ways to avoid groupthink is bringing people
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Event 2: Military Draft 1) What was your reaction to the draft and the possibility of being drafted? How did you view your future? I was scared shitless‚ nervous‚ oh god so scared. I didn’t ever think of my future. My God‚ there wasn’t even time to think more then a week into the future. Can you imagine having to think about the possibility of becoming a murder against all your beliefs‚ God‚ how badly I thought about it at night and how scared it made me. 2) How did you avoid being drafted
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they went through except for the people who were slaves because you weren’t there and you don’t know. I use to think that I knew what the women‚ children‚ and men went through in slavery but I didn’t until I read Incidents in a life of a slave girl. Jacobs’s purpose for writing Incidents in a life of a slave girl was to show other women how she was treated and how hard it was to escape the gasp slavery had on her. Think of a time when you thought everything was alright but then figuring out that it’s
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