Vanda has worked with her current coworkers for the last 10 years, and they are a close group of individuals

In an important group meeting to decide whether to market a new infant safety device, Vanda is assigned the role of "devil's advocate" by her boss. Her role is to bring up counterpoints to the points made and to closely examine the other side of what is being presented. Vanda's boss assigned this role in an attempt to prevent _____.
Fill in the blank with correct word


Answer: groupthink

Psychology

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