Question

Members of the R&D department at GHI Drugs believe they have unanimous agreement concerning the benefits of Vidoxidin, a new drug to lower blood pressure even though independent tests indicate it can have dangerous side effects. The members of R&D believe their own tests and opinion cannot be wrong. The R&D department at GHI Drugs has a problem concerning:___________.
A) groupthink.
B) centering conflict on people.
C) ensuring understanding.
D) being open-minded.

Answer 1

Answer: a) Groupthink

Explanation:

Groupthink could be defined as when group members seek to be unity and reason same way that it costs the thought pattern of the group. They so stand on their belief that they would refuse to accept the belief of other group or thought process. The R&D department at GHI Drugs has a problem concerning Groupthink because they consider their knowledge more than any other thing even though they might be wrong.