Ryan, Jerry, and Mark belong to Sigma Phi Upsilon fraternity. They pride themselves on being a group of solid students with leadership abilities. As a result, they often seem to hijack Fraternity Council Leadership meetings. Clearly, they feel they know how all the fraternities on campus should operate. This very high level of cohesiveness in a group

A. enhances critical thinking.

B. causes groupthink.

C. results in the best decisions.

D. increases cooperation of the group.

E. heightens individual perceptions.

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Brice Nicholson

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7 May, 01:53

Ryan, Jerry, and Mark belong to Sigma Phi Upsilon fraternity. They pride themselves on being a group of solid students with leadership abilities. As a result, they often seem to hijack Fraternity Council Leadership meetings. Clearly, they feel they know how all the fraternities on campus should operate. This very high level of cohesiveness in a group

A. enhances critical thinking.

B. causes groupthink.

C. results in the best decisions.

D. increases cooperation of the group.

E. heightens individual perceptions.

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Troy Welch · Answer 1

The answer to this question is option B. causes groupthink

Explanation:

Based on the scenario portrayed above, the high level of cohesiveness shown by Ryan, Jerry and Mark causes groupthink.

A Groupthink is a psychological phenomenon that occurs within a group of people in which the desire for harmony or conformity in the group results in an irrational or dysfunctional decision-making outcome.

Hence the answer is option B.

Laylah Weeks · Answer 2

B. causes groupthink.

Explanation:

There are so many main causes of groupthink. These include:

a) group cohesiveness

b) overall group isolation

c) group leadership and

d) decision-making stress.

High levels of cohesiveness will reduce the amount of verbal dissension within a very close group, due to interpersonal pressure to conform.