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===Groupthink=== [[Groupthink]] occurs when each of the individuals composing a group desires and cares more about reaching consensus and total agreement than critically examining, understanding, and utilising information.<ref name="Hollingshead">{{cite book |doi=10.4135/9781483328935.n2 |ssrn=1802080 |chapter=A Look at Groups from the Functional Perspective |title=Theories of Small Groups: Interdisciplinary Perspectives |year=2005 |last1=Hollingshead |first1=Andrea B. |last2=Wittenbaum |first2=Gwen M. |last3=Paulus |first3=Paul B. |last4=Hirokawa |first4=Randy Y. |last5=Ancona |first5=Deborah G. |last6=Peterson |first6=Randall S. |last7=Jehn |first7=Karen A. |last8=Yoon |first8=Kay |pages=21β62 |isbn=978-0-7619-3076-1 }}</ref> Engaging in groupthink seeks to avoid any possible conflict or disagreement when making any decisions or actions, preferring compromises that may not be thought through to well-thought out arguments that do not receive unanimous approval from the group. Thus, groupthink cannot lead to the best decisions or solutions. Groupthink occurs when the group members are familiar with each other and seek each other's approval, especially in stressful situations. The diffusion of responsibility contributes to groupthink as when the diffusion of responsibility is occurring within a group, each group member feels less of a responsibility to express his or her own opinions or ideas, which leads to groupthink. Thus, when diffusion of responsibility occurs within groups, groupthink is also much more likely to occur.<ref name="Hollingshead"/>
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