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... concurrence - seeking tendency that interfered with critical thinking — the cen- tral features of groupthink . I use the term " groupthink " as a quick and easy way to refer to a mode of thinking that people engage in when they are ...
... concurrence - seeking tendency that interfered with critical thinking — the cen- tral features of groupthink . I use the term " groupthink " as a quick and easy way to refer to a mode of thinking that people engage in when they are ...
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... concurrence - seeking behavior , which also fosters uncritical acceptance of stereotypes of out - groups and a sense of unanimity about the wisdom and morality of past decisions . All the main components of this groupthink pattern can ...
... concurrence - seeking behavior , which also fosters uncritical acceptance of stereotypes of out - groups and a sense of unanimity about the wisdom and morality of past decisions . All the main components of this groupthink pattern can ...
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... seeking only when the members still retain their faith in the leader's wisdom and trustworthiness and therefore have little hope of finding a way out of the dilemma better than the leader's . Conversely , concurrence - seeking will ...
... seeking only when the members still retain their faith in the leader's wisdom and trustworthiness and therefore have little hope of finding a way out of the dilemma better than the leader's . Conversely , concurrence - seeking will ...
Contents
Why So Many Miscalculations? | 2 |
The Bay of Pigs | 14 |
The Wrong | 48 |
Copyright | |
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