When groups include people whose experience or training gives them additional knowledge about the subject of specific decisions, the groups may utilize this special knowledge and reach its decisions by deferring to

A. expert opinion.
B. unanimous consensus.
C. authority rule.
D. majority rule.


Answer: A

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