20 Questions
What is the term for the tendency of groups working together for some time to make poor decisions due to social pressures?
Groupthink
Which phenomenon refers to groups trend to make riskier decisions than individuals?
Risky shift
What does unstructured group processes refer to?
Meetings of decision makers with no control over the flow of discussion or use of structured decision making methods
What is the main danger associated with unstructured group processes?
Groupthink
Which method uses a socially interactive approach to generate a shared understanding of a problem and produce a commitment to action?
Decision conferencing
What is one of the potential dangers of group decision making?
Group decisions tend to be influenced by individual biases
What is the USS Scorpion example used for?
To illustrate the dangers of groupthink in decision making
What is the main concern with groupthink in decision making?
It leads to poor quality decisions due to conformity
What is one of the advantages of group decision making?
It allows for complementary knowledge and skills
What does Condorcet’s Paradox and Arrow’s Impossibility Theorem relate to?
The challenges and limitations of group decision making
Which phenomenon refers to the tendency of groups working together for some time to make poor decisions due to social pressures?
Groupthink
What is the main danger associated with unstructured group processes?
Higher probability of groupthink
What is one of the potential dangers of group decision making?
Possibility of making extraordinarily poor decisions
What does Condorcet’s Paradox and Arrow’s Impossibility Theorem relate to?
Challenges in aggregating individual preferences into a collective choice
What does the USS Scorpion example demonstrate?
The effectiveness of averaging individual estimates
What is the main danger associated with unstructured group processes?
Groupthink
Which symptom of groupthink involves the false assumption that silence implies consent?
Shared illusion of unanimity
What method uses a socially interactive approach to generate a shared understanding of a problem and produce a commitment to action?
Decision conferencing
What is the tendency of groups working together for some time to make poor decisions due to social pressures?
Groupthink
Which phenomenon refers to groups tending to make riskier decisions than individuals?
Risky shift phenomenon
This quiz covers issues relating to group size, individual judgments, Condorcet’s Paradox, Arrow’s Impossibility Theorem, averaging utilities and values, groupthink conditions and symptoms, and the Delphi method implementation.
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