COMS Ch. 8

Ch. 8

Information Bias

Prejudiced toward a particular alternative

Favoring some group members

Group Think

Harmony

Accurate evaluation

Symptoms

(5) Illusion of Invulnerability

(a) Excessive optimism

(6) Inherit Morality

(b) Rightness of cause

(7) Self-appointed mindguards

(8) Direct pressure on dissenters

(4) Collective Rationalization

Don't reconsider assumptions

(3) Outgroup Stereotypes

Enemy of "other"

(2) Self-censorship

(1) Illusion of unanimity

PERT Diagram

Program Evaluation & Review Technique

Majority Influence

Largest subgroup uses social pressure to influence final decision

Timeline of tasks and when they need to be completed