Question

A group of chemists, who have been working together on a new diet pill for the last four years, met to discuss their new drug. Over the years, they have all come to respect each other and have formed a close bond. Upon discussing the effectiveness and safety of the diet pill, many members of the group found themselves agreeing with most of the comments that were made. Somewhere along the way, no one seemed to pay much attention to the fact that some of the subjects in the clinical trials of that drug became ill. It seemed that because nobody wanted to disrespect anyone else, the topic of ill subjects was dropped. What psychological phenomenon occurred here?

Answer 1

Answer:

Groupthink

Explanation:

Groupthink is a theory that was developed by Irvin Janis in 1972. The theory describes or explains the faulty decision making that can occur in groups as a result of what brings them together. This can be expanciate further that , the priority or desire of the people in the group is to achieve and maintain harmony, and this indirectly brings about faulty decision making, because everybody will agree on a decision without minding or considering the outcome.

In this case, the group of chemists were exhibiting groupthink theory, and this has made them to always agree on a particular decision,and not considering the outcome of their decision. This is because they always want to operate in harmony or unity.

Answer 2

Answer:

C. Groupthink

Explanation:

Based on the scenario being described within the question it can be said that the psychological phenomenon occurring here is known as Groupthink. This is a phenomenon in which individuals within a group make decisions that they are not comfortable with or support in order to maintain harmony within the group. Which is what happened in this scenario since no one spoke up about the ill subjects in order to maintain the harmony within the group.