groupthink
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7.1
- noun
- /ˈɡruːpˌθɪŋk/
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- A group exhibiting these symptoms is likely to be functioning in a groupthink mode as it makes decisions.
- antecedent conditions for groupthink
- groupthink decision
- conditions for groupthink
And trying to predict groupthink is fraught with peril.
- And trying to predict groupthink is fraught with peril.
- I think it's, I think it's just reinforced groupthink.
- I won't engage in groupthink, social signalling, outrage mobs, mocking and derision.
- Again, do we want to subscribe to this cultic religion of anti DEI, which has totally devolved into groupthink?
- But what what there is, is a severe case of groupthink is very influenced.
- But yeah, it's, it's, it's just groupthink.
- It's really hard on the traditional side because they're working against groupthink and they're working against.
Examples
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The most obvious symptom of groupthink is passive agreement with whatever ideas are proposed by other group members.
Academic text (2006) -
So there is a groupthink that happens there, right?
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Rather than go along with the groupthink, I stand up for what is right.
Blog text (7) -
Groups affected by groupthink make decisions without considering alternatives to initial suggestions.
Academic text (1992) -
Researchers suggest that shared characteristics may promote social conformity and groupthink, which lead to inefficient decision-making.
Blog text (16) -
The practice of groupthink can stifle innovation, as everyone tends to agree with the dominant opinion.
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In a meeting dominated by groupthink, no one voiced their unique ideas, fearing backlash.
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The board's decision was clouded by groupthink, leading to a lack of critical analysis.
Antonyms
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6.4
Forming your own opinions without following people in power, especially about religion
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5.3
A belief that people should be free to run businesses without government control
How Critical
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Groupthink is made from group and think, literally 'thinking as a group'. It describes when people in a group 'stop asking questions' and accept the same ideas without checking them, so today it means group decision-making that blocks new or different ideas.