assume that their decisions are infallibly correct. Because of this assumption, group members are pressured to accept and support the groups decisions, rejecting any contradictory information. In addition to the effects of strong cohesiveness, the groupthink mindset develops due to what are known as emergent group norms, or norms which indicate that the possibility of error does not exist within the group, and therefore further analysis and discussion of the subject at hand is unnecessary.
One of the most famous examples of groupthink relates to the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941. In the weeks immediately proceeding the attack, the United States received numerous intelligence reports regarding the possibility of the Japanese carrying out
One of the most famous examples of groupthink relates to the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941. In the weeks immediately proceeding the attack, the United States received numerous intelligence reports regarding the possibility of the Japanese carrying out