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social dynamics
You align your views to minimize conflict within groups.
Groupthink occurs when the desire for harmony or conformity in a decision-making group results in an irrational or dysfunctional outcome.
To avoid friction, group members suppress dissenting viewpoints and ignore contradictory information. This creates an illusion of unanimity that shields the group from reality. Your instinct for social survival overrides your need for accurate decision-making.
You prefer being in agreement over being correct.
Where this comes from
- Study
- Irving Janis, 1972
- What the check found
- The claim accurately captures the definition established by Irving Janis in his 1972 work, 'Victims of Groupthink'.
- Confidence
- Well replicated
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