PSYCO241 Lecture Notes - Lecture 60: Groupthink, Irrational Exuberance, Alan Greenspan
5 Mar 2019
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Individuals spontaneously compare themselves to others and if they find a difference they move toward the group"s view. Discover the group norm and then take a view that exceeds this norm: trying to be a better group member -- to be different from the norm but in the right direction and to the right degree. Are cohesive and desirable want to be liked by others in group and keep group together. Have a directive leader who signals a favoured decision. Members who protect the group from information that calls into question the quality or morality of their decision. A failure to examine risks of the favoured alternative. Preventing group think (e. g. janis, 1972; 1982; janis & mann, 1977): Leader should be non-directive: leader should not state own opinion until after others have expressed own views. People from outside of the group should be included in the decision-making process.
