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Groupthink; Classroom Groups
Many people are unaware of the negative effects being placed within a group has. ... In this group, there will be high achievers, average students, and free riders. ... Whether it is a simple exercise or a major paper, everyone in the group will be assigned the same grade. Groupthink is the process of putting these people together for a common goal in hopes of the leaders of the group pull up the people on the low end of motivation and achievement. ... Janis discovered different signs that a group has gone astray. ... ” This happens when a group thinks that can not go wrong. ... ” They think that nothing can be wrong with the work they are doing. Next, a “belief in morality of the group” occurs when the group thinks tremendously of their morality. ... As a group they think nothing is wrong with their plan even if evidence support otherwise. “Out-group stereotyping” is the next symptom. ... “Self-censorship” occurs when group members don’t share their ideas with the rest of the group because they are afraid of being rejected.
Approximate Word count = 892
Approximate Pages = 3.6
(250 words per page double spaced)
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