During a brainstorming session, all of the members were sticking to their own suggested solutions, and no one was willing to validate any other member's idea

Realizing this would neverlead to a consensus, Heather, the facilitator, selected what she believed to be the most appropriate proposal, and asked the rest of the members to contribute to it as if they had suggested it themselves. This allowed the members to effectively discuss the idea, and, after a few tweaks, everyone accepted the solution to be implemented. What process did the facilitator encourage?
a. Piggybacking
b. Groupthinking
c. Researching
d. Sequencing


A

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A) Cohesion is promoted by high participation. B) Participation is promoted by cohesion. C) Cohesion improves the quality of participation. D) Cohesion is promoted by high participation and participation is promoted by cohesion. E) Cohesion decreases the quality of participation.

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