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Peer reviewedPosner-Weber, Cheryl – Small Group Behavior, 1987
Discusses the definition and origin of the term "groupthink." Examines three studies on groupthink by John Courtright (1978), Matie Flowers (1977), and Philip Tetlock (1979). Concludes none of the three is superior to another but that it can be learned from all three that group decision making is fraught with danger. (ABL)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Decision Making, Group Behavior, Group Unity
McKinley, John – 1979
A study analyzed and compared four selected models in the cyclical tradition of group development as a basis for identifying possible issues and implications for future theory building. The theorists whose models were examined were Leland Bradford, Jack Gibb, William Schutz, and Theodore Mills. Both historical and conceptual perspectives of the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Comparative Analysis, Decision Making, Development
