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The objective of this paper is to relate the movie twelve angry men to the course book social psychology. The film is about twelve men who are on are deciding the fait of a young man who is accused of killing his father. In the jury room the discussions, reactions, and occurances that took place can relate to the course book (NAME HERE AND AUTHOR) in many ways. The conections that can me First off one major concept that was apparent through out the movie is prejudice which in its slef has three components. There is evidence of prejudice because of the attitudes, actions and thoughts that some of the jury members exhibit throughout there deliberation.

Group think is a phenomenon that occurs when group 's need for consensus supersedes the judgment of individual group members. Group think often occurs when there is a time constraint and individuals put aside personal doubts so a project can move forward or when one member of the group dominates the decision-making process.

According to Irving Janes (1972), groupthink occurs when a group makes an irrational decision because of group pressure fostering and the deterioration of ‘mental efficiency, reality testing, and moral judgement” (Irving, Janis, Victims of groupthink, p.9). Social influence is the effect that people have upon the beliefs or behaviors of others (Aaronson, 2004). Both groupthink and social influence theory have a factor in what

Claudia Chow Myers English 104 15 October 2014 What is Groupthink? Groupthink is a decision-making mechanism characterized by self-deception that occurs within a group. Typically, members of that group follow orders with no questions asked and suppress their own ideas to not upset the consensus.

The term groupthink in this report is defined as, the social psychological phenomenon that results in groups during pressure situations. This social psychology theory is broken down into eight signs. Illusion of invulnerability, Collective rationalization, Belief in inherent morality, Stereotyped views of out-groups, Direct pressure on dissenters, Self-censorship, Illusion of unanimity, Self-appointed “mindguards”. According to research conducted by Irving Janis, there are three conditions to groupthink. The first, "high group cohesiveness" which is the direction for a group to be in unity while working towards a goal, or to satisfy the emotional needs of its members. Secondly, the structural faults such as insulation of the group, lack

First, I describe the concept of groupthink. According to one journal, ‘The concept of groupthink is quite popular nowadays and has considerable practical value, because it not only is at variance with research results that indicate the performance of highly cohesive groups (e.g., Keller, 1986), but also provides a detailed description of how an important problem in cohesive decision-making groups occurs’. (Joseph M, p.229). Groupthink sometime leads group big mistakes. If people consider things by a group, they may come to the wrong answer even though that thing is so simply when people think alone. It is because people tend not to doubt the result found by everyone and hesitate to raise an objection to the proposal. These tendencies are kinds of characteristics of groupthink. The former is illusion of unanimity and the latter is self censorship. Why that tendency is happened? In my opinion, people think in the back of their mind ‘I don’t have to take all responsibility because this conclusion

Groupthink is when a group makes wrong and un thought out decisions because group pressures lead to individuals not having the ability to see a situation for what it really is therefore it affects their process to see what’s right and what’s wrong.

Antecedent factors such asgroup cohesiveness, faulty group structure, and situational context (e.g., community panic) play into the likelihood of whether or not groupthink will impact the decision-making process

Groupthink typically occurs when a group of similar people are isolated from outside opinions. Homogeneity and cohesiveness of opinions results in individuals to become impartial when making decisions. The group

Groupthink theory often occurs without the group’s realization. Irving Janis formed 8 different symptoms that indicate groupthink. The first of these symptoms is illusions of vulnerability. This occurs when members of the group are overly optimistic and believe that nothing negative will arise from their decision. Janis describes it as taking great risks and acquiring the attitude of “everything is going to be OK, because we are a special group”. Secondly we have belief in inherent morality. This symptom is characterized as the groups thought that they could do no wrong. They believe that they have high morality, that they are right in all situations and they ignore the ethical consequences that could arise because of their decisions. As the third

Group cohesiveness is often strived for and encouraged, however, after this chapter it is clear just how damaging cohesiveness can be to a group. While it can be much more pleasant to work with people similar to yourself, highly cohesive groups often miss the benefits of disagreement and diverse opinions. Often cohesiveness is so strongly supported and encouraged that there may be punishments from varying away from group norms. If members fear punishment or judgement from speaking against the group, biased sampling is more likely to occur. This can result in making poor decisions and not actively using the skills each member holds. Group polarization is also much more likely to affect a highly cohesive group in comparison to a relatively diverse group. Group polarization can be avoided or limited by members who hold opposing views to the majority, which cannot be supported by a highly cohesive group.

The concept of Groupthink was researched by Irving Janis, and this concept can be described as a situation where the seeking of a collective group agreement, supersedes an individual action to state alternatives, critique a position, or express an opinion that is unpopular to the group. The weakening of mental effectiveness, reality competence and ethical decision that results from in group pressures is also subsume by Groupthink. (Dattner, 2011, para.2).

By definition, conflict is as an expressed struggle between at least two interdependent parties who perceived incompatible goals, scarce resources, and interference from the other party in achieving their goals. The occurrence of conflicts is inevitable regardless of

Conflict is defined as a fight, battle, or struggle, especially a prolonged struggle; strife. Simply put conflict is the disagreement and disharmony among active participants that if not addressed in a timely manner can result in lasting damage to relationships and the business.

Conflict- is a process resulting in the perceptions of two parties that they are working in opposition to each other in ways that result in feelings of discomfort and animosity.