Archive for August 29th, 2006
Groupthink
Tuesday, August 29th, 2006Groupthink is a mode of thought whereby individuals intentionally conform to what they perceive to be the consensus of the group. Groupthink may cause the group (typically a committee or large organization) to make bad or irrational decisions which each member might individually consider to be unwise.
Irving Janis originally studied how groupthink affected the Pearl [...]
