How Groups Intensify Decisions Weapons of Mass Destruction

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How Groups Intensify Decisions Weapons of Mass Destruction Bay of Pigs Invasion How Groups

How Groups Intensify Decisions Weapons of Mass Destruction Bay of Pigs Invasion How Groups Intensify Decisions Mc. Graw-Hill/Irwin Copyright © 2012 by The Mc. Graw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

How Groups Intensify Decisions Group Polarization • The case of the “risky shift” •

How Groups Intensify Decisions Group Polarization • The case of the “risky shift” • Do groups intensify opinions? – Group polarization experiments – Group polarization in everyday life • Explaining polarization – Informational influence – Normative influence Copyright © 2012 by The Mc. Graw-Hill Companies, Inc. 20 -2

How Groups Intensify Decisions Group Polarization Copyright © 2012 by The Mc. Graw-Hill Companies,

How Groups Intensify Decisions Group Polarization Copyright © 2012 by The Mc. Graw-Hill Companies, Inc. 20 -3

How Groups Intensify Decisions Group Polarization Copyright © 2012 by The Mc. Graw-Hill Companies,

How Groups Intensify Decisions Group Polarization Copyright © 2012 by The Mc. Graw-Hill Companies, Inc. 20 -4

How Groups Intensify Decisions Groupthink • Symptoms of groupthink • Critiquing the concept of

How Groups Intensify Decisions Groupthink • Symptoms of groupthink • Critiquing the concept of groupthink • Preventing groupthink Copyright © 2012 by The Mc. Graw-Hill Companies, Inc. 20 -5

How Groups Intensify Decisions Groupthink Copyright © 2012 by The Mc. Graw-Hill Companies, Inc.

How Groups Intensify Decisions Groupthink Copyright © 2012 by The Mc. Graw-Hill Companies, Inc. 20 -6

How Groups Intensify Decisions Preventing Groupthink • Be impartial • Encourage critical evaluation •

How Groups Intensify Decisions Preventing Groupthink • Be impartial • Encourage critical evaluation • Subdivide group and reunite to air differences • Welcome critiques from outside experts • Call a “second chance” meeting Copyright © 2012 by The Mc. Graw-Hill Companies, Inc. 20 -7

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