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51) The emphasis on group unanimity at the expense of critical thinking is called a. deindividuation. b. conformity. c. obedience. d. groupthink. 52) When members of a group give priority to the cohesiveness of the group over the facts of a situation, they are engaging in what social psychologists call a. mass thought. b. consumerism. c. solidarity think. d. groupthink. 53) Close, friendly groups usually work well together, but they may face a problem involving an extreme form of conformity called a. fundamental attribution error. b. generational identity. c. self-serving bias. d. groupthink. 54) After a group of gang members learned that their friend had died in a seemingly random accident, several of the friends started blaming a rival gang for the death. Even though there was no evidence whatsoever that the death had been intentional, the more the friends talked the more passionate they became in their belief that an act of revenge was necessary. What concept from social psychology may contribute to an act of violent revenge in this case? a. Deindividuation b. Conformity c. Social influence d. Groupthink 55) The prime minister notices that her closest advisors never seem to disagree with her or with each other on a lot of important issues, such as arms control. She worries that she is not getting the pros and cons of different issues because her advisors are engaging in a. latent obedience. b. intrinsic reinforcement. c. latent learning. d. groupthink. 56) Which of the following is not an example of “groupthink”? a. The Challenger disaster b. The Walkerton, Ontario, E coli tragedy c. The Bay of Pigs invasion d. The Stanford Prison Experiment 57) Carlos and his work associates form a close, friendly group, and they usually work well together. However, they may face a problem involving an extreme form of conformity called a. generational identity. b. self-serving bias. c. fundamental attribution error. d. groupthink. 58) The Walkerton, Ontario, E coli fiasco was the result of a. mob action. b. deindividuation. c. blind obedience. d. groupthink. 59) All of the following are causes for groupthink except a. the belief that the group can do no wrong. b. the belief that the group is invulnerable. c. the belief that those who oppose the group have no worthwhile opinions. d. openness to differing opinions. 60) In order to reduce groupthink, which of the following strategies would not be employed? a. Making sure that group leaders remain impartial b. Finding holes in all arguments that go against the group’s desires c. Seeing opinions of people outside of the group d. Voting for a choice by secret ballot rather than with a show of hands