An accreditation team is under pressure to make certain that everything is reported for the upcoming review. Some information is missing, and one group member suggests that they fill in the blank space with their best guess at the data, rather than delay the review. No one disagrees. The accreditation team is falling into what psychological phenomenon?
A. group effectiveness
B. social facilitation
C. groupthink
D. brainstorming
C. groupthink
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