A workgroup has to make a decision about whether to undertake a difficult project. Administration is pressing them to take on the task but several members are concerned about the potential for disaster. The group leader, wanting to please the administration, begins squelching dissent, resulting in ____.
a. group cohesion
b. groupthink
c. pragmatic reasoning
d. overconfidence
b
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a. True b. False
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