What can people do to avoid a group of mob mentality (such as individuation or groupthink)?
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"Groupthink occurs when a homogenous cohesive group is so concerned with unanimity that they fail to evaluate all their alternatives and options (Groups, retrieved on 01/21/06)".
The are many problems with groupthink such as; the fear of not wanting to disagree with the group leader, or people just being too afraid to voice their on opinion on how to solve problems within the group. Some people are too afraid to speak their minds when they are …
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…ways I found to avoid groupthink situations. These methods encourage different opinions to be expressed by the group leaders as well as the lowest person in the group. These methods rid the fear of being wrong or having an opinion that differs from everyone else. Resources: Group Theories-Fisher's EDT, Groupthink Janis-Organisations @ Onepine. http://www.onepine.info/mgrp3.htm Retrieved on January 21, 2006. Plous, Scott. (1193) The Psychology of Judgment and Decision Making. New York: McGraw-Hill, Inc. pg 204.
…ways I found to avoid groupthink situations. These methods encourage different opinions to be expressed by the group leaders as well as the lowest person in the group. These methods rid the fear of being wrong or having an opinion that differs from everyone else. Resources: Group Theories-Fisher's EDT, Groupthink Janis-Organisations @ Onepine. http://www.onepine.info/mgrp3.htm Retrieved on January 21, 2006. Plous, Scott. (1193) The Psychology of Judgment and Decision Making. New York: McGraw-Hill, Inc. pg 204.
