What term describes a situation when a small group of people will not tolerate alternative views and comes to maintain a single viewpoint due to misguided loyalty at the cost of critical thinking?
a. groupthink.
b. bystander apathy.
c. cognitive dissonance.
d. social facilitation.
Answer: a. groupthink.
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