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Noun Concept
Categories: Error, Consensus, Cognitive biases, Group processes, Conformity
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groupthink  group-think  group think  groupthink theory
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Decision making by a group (especially in a manner that discourages creativity or individual responsibility) WordNet 3.0
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Decision making by a group (especially in a manner that discourages creativity or individual responsibility) WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Groupthink is a psychological phenomenon that occurs within a group of people in which the desire for harmony or conformity in the group results in an irrational or dysfunctional decision-making outcome. Wikipedia
A psychological phenomenon in which the desire for harmony or conformity in a group results in an irrational or dysfunctional decision Wikidata
A process of reasoning or decision-making by a group, especially one characterized by uncritical acceptance of or conformity to a perceived majority view. Wiktionary
Tendency of a group to conform to the majority view. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
decision making
cognitive bias
social psychology
HAS KIND
bandwagon effect
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group-think, group think, GroupThink, groupthink theory

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