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- The tendency of a decision-making group to filter out undesirable input so that a consensus may be reached, especially if it is in line with the leader's viewpoint. American Psychological Association - by Enrique Cavalitto
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- A group is especially vulnerable to groupthink when its members are similar in background, when the group is insulated from outside opinions, and when there are no clear rules for decision making. - psysr.org by Enrique Cavalitto
- Another description, as it applies to education and group projects, is that "Groupthink is a process of gradualism that seeks to gently merge the followers into a pack with leaders, the hope being that the leaders will pull up those who typically reside on the low end of the motivation and achievement scale - sourcewatch.org by Enrique Cavalitto
- Groups experiencing groupthink do not consider all alternatives and they desire unanimity at the expense of quality decisions. - Small Group Communication by Enrique Cavalitto
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- La teoria del pensiero di gruppo fu sviluppata da Irving Jonis nel 1972. Il pensiero di gruppo è un modo di pensare della gente quando si è fortemente coinvolti in un gruppo coeso. Quando i membri si battono per l'unanimità, escludono la loro motivazione a valutare realisticamente le linee di condotta alternative. 12manage - by Marianna Tucci
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- Il pensiero di gruppo è una forma di elaborazione cognitiva che si genera nella condivisione di obiettivi e mezzi all'interno di un gruppo altamente coeso, e si manifesta attraverso un'attenzione selettiva riguardo alle informazioni salienti per lo stesso, al fine di raggiungere velocemente lo scopo.
- creativitadigruppo by Marianna Tucci
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- Groupthink is a type of thought exhibited by group members who try to minimize conflict and reach consensus without critically testing, analyzing, and evaluating ideas. Wikipedia - by d_vachliot (X)
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- Αποτρέπει την αγελαία σκέψη του "σιναφιού" (groupthink). Η θεωρία είναι η μόνη που μπορεί να μας προμηθεύσει προκλητικά στοιχεία "παραφωνίας" - Η Αυγή by d_vachliot (X)
- Στις Δημοκρατίες οι πιθανότητες για κονφορμισμό, αγελαία σκέψη και ‘πυραμιδικά σχέδια’ που υπονομεύουν την ιδιωτική πρωτοβουλία είναι πολύ λιγότερες. - ΣΚΑΙ by d_vachliot (X)
- Εδώ η απάντηση έχει να κάνει με το κατά πόσο τα μέλη συνεισφέρουν στη λήψη της απόφασης και κατά πόσο αποφεύγεται το φαινόμενο της «αγελαίας σκέψης». - ΤΕΙ ΚΡΗΤΗΣ by d_vachliot (X)
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- الفكر الجماعي | التفكير الجمعي
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- الفكر الجماعي يطلقها علماء النفس على الجماعات التي يمكنها التوصل إلى قرارات خاطئة وسيئة جدًا، لأن عمليات التفكير لدى أفرادها قد تتخذ منحى منحرفًا! Sonasoq - by Manal Sharabati
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- ووجد المتخصصون أن متخذي القرار كانوا ضحية لما اسماه التفكير الجمعي والتي سبب الهزيمة لأمريكا فهذا النوع من التفكير قد تكون له اثاره السلبية فقد تعتقد بعض الجماعات أو الدول القوية والتي قد يصل بها الحال إلى الإيمان القوي المطلق بانه من الصعب أن تكون على خطأ في نظرتها للأمور وذلك نظراً لمركزها الاجتماعي وبالتالي حتى الآخرين يقتنعون بأنه من المستحيل أن تكون هذه المجموعة على خطأ - Alriyadh by Manal Sharabati
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- Grupptänkande uppträder när strävan efter enighet och lojalitet blir starkare än förmågan att realistiskt analysera olika handlingsalternativ. De som ingår i gruppen känner sig osårbara och blir immuna för kritik. Varningar tas inte på allvar. Gruppen är så övertygad om sin egen moraliska överlägsenhet att den negligerar etiska och moraliska överväganden. Bilden av motståndaren blir karikerad och stereotyp. Avvikande uppfattningar stämplas som uttryck för illojalitet. Självcensur bidrar ytterligare till samstämmigheten. Självutnämnda grindvakter skyddar gruppen från information som kan störa enigheten.
Uttrycket myntades av den amerikanske psykologen Irving Janis 1972.
SNS - Olof Petersson - by Anna Herbst
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- Grupptänkande tror jag är vanligt inom vården, det finns en outtalad men stark norm som säger ”vi är en grupp, vi är lika, vi tycker lika”. - Dagens Medicin by Anna Herbst
- Trots tillgång till saklig information har beslutsfattande grupper drabbats av ett destruktivt grupptänkande (groupthink) som gjort att de uppträtt omnipotent och varit opåverkbara för rationella argument. - Tvärsnitt by Anna Herbst
- När en grupp spårar ur kan det bero på grupptänkande. Under vissa förutsättningar stänger medlemmarna av all information utifrån och håller envist fast vid en orimlig handlingslinje.
Avgörande för om fenomenet kan uppstå är att deltagarna tycker det är väsentligt för dem att tillhöra gruppen och kunna fortsätta göra det, oavsett vilka motiven är. - Sveriges Universitetslärarförbund by Anna Herbst
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