Katherine's project team is extremely cohesive; it has become a norm to cooperate and agree with one another. Although Katherine disagrees with some of the influential members in the group who have decided that they do not need to conduct interviews as part of their data collection, she doesn't question their decision. As a result, the group falls prey to:
a. premature decision making
b. confirmation bias
c. groupthink
d. group polarization
c. groupthink
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