Instances of Groupthink

willmunny1990

Groupthink is a psychological phenomenon that occurs within groups of people. It is the mode of thinking that happens when the desire for harmony in a decision-making group overrides a realistic appraisal of alternatives. Group members try to minimize conflict and reach a consensus decision without critical evaluation of alternative ideas or viewpoints.

One recent instance of it that I can remember was when liverpool fans and the club convinced themselves that their player (suarez) didnt racially abuse a rival player. Despite all the evidence that pointed towards his guilt, they convinced themselves that the evidence didn't exist and made up stuff like the guy that claimed he was abused (evra) had a history of playing the race card, even though he didnt.

Pearl Harbour is a famous example. Americans had convinced themselves that the Japs would never dare attack them. And even if they did have the balls to attack, the Americans once again convinced themselves that they would detect and intercept the attack easily.

Were you ever caught up in groupthink and look back now and realize how foolish you were, or can you think of other interesting examples of it?

PseudoFamous

Ireland: 2007. The Irish people thought themselves economically infallible, Employment was at an all time low, one of the highest GDP per capita thoughout the world.

Hazys

Like everybody on Boards i thought your ma was hot was the reason to sleep with her but it turns that she's just a slut.

AlmightyCushion

What is this, business studies for the leaving cert or something? Next you'll be asking me to evaluate porter's five forces.

Sindri

Yeah, when my twin said, 'Ooooh look at that, let's go investigate'.


Long story short, I'm alive now.

MrStuffins

Do your own homework OP!

blatantrereg

troll fail OP

or whatever it is you're trying to do.

people in general decline to recognise my awesomeness because they prefer to think I'm not that awesome

chin_grin

Group-think.
Hive-mind.
Sheeple.

Same thing.

CatFromHue

The Challenger Disaster is another example.

So is the "soft landing" term and subprime mortgages.

Anita Blow

willmunny1990 wrote: »

Groupthink is a psychological phenomenon that occurs within groups of people. It is the mode of thinking that happens when the desire for harmony in a decision-making group overrides a realistic appraisal of alternatives. Group members try to minimize conflict and reach a consensus decision without critical evaluation of alternative ideas or viewpoints.

Literally sounds exactly like every EU Approach to the recent crisis

fedor.2.

chin_grin wrote: »

Group-think.
Hive-mind.
Sheeple.

Same thing.

You're exactly wrong

My name is URL

Quite a bit of it going on in this thread!

The King of Moo

willmunny1990 wrote: »

Groupthink is a psychological phenomenon that occurs within groups of people. It is the mode of thinking that happens when the desire for harmony in a decision-making group overrides a realistic appraisal of alternatives. Group members try to minimize conflict and reach a consensus decision without critical evaluation of alternative ideas or viewpoints.

One recent instance of it that I can remember was when liverpool fans and the club convinced themselves that their player (suarez) didnt racially abuse a rival player. Despite all the evidence that pointed towards his guilt, they convinced themselves that the evidence didn't exist and made up stuff like the guy that claimed he was abused (evra) had a history of playing the race card, even though he didnt.

Pearl Harbour is a famous example. Americans had convinced themselves that the Japs would never dare attack them. And even if they did have the balls to attack, the Americans once again convinced themselves that they would detect and intercept the attack easily.

Were you ever caught up in groupthink and look back now and realize how foolish you were, or can you think of other interesting examples of it?

PseudoFamous wrote: »

Ireland: 2007. The Irish people thought themselves economically infallible, Employment was at an all time low, one of the highest GDP per capita thoughout the world.

Hazys wrote: »

Like everybody on Boards i thought your ma was hot was the reason to sleep with her but it turns that she's just a slut.

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

What is this, business studies for the leaving cert or something? Next you'll be asking me to evaluate porter's five forces.

Sindri wrote: »

Yeah, when my twin said, 'Ooooh look at that, let's go investigate'.


Long story short, I'm alive now.

blatantrereg wrote: »

troll fail OP

or whatever it is you're trying to do.

people in general decline to recognise my awesomeness because they prefer to think I'm not that awesome

chin_grin wrote: »

Group-think.
Hive-mind.
Sheeple.

Same thing.

CatFromHue wrote: »

The Challenger Disaster is another example.

So is the "soft landing" term and subprime mortgages.

Anita Blow wrote: »

Literally sounds exactly like every EU Approach to the recent crisis

fedor.2. wrote: »

You're exactly wrong

I agree with this.

Chuck Stone

The King of Moo wrote: »

I agree with this.

I agree with The King of Moo

chin_grin

fedor.2. wrote: »

You're exactly wrong

That's an odd statement.

How is universal consciousness wrong? Would you care to elaborate why I got it wrong? I think they're very similar if not the same. Educate me.

recylingbin

Fine Gael have the answers.

Where To

People reading the OP and going :rolleyes:

DuPLeX

willmunny1990 wrote: »

Groupthink is a psychological phenomenon that occurs within groups of people. It is the mode of thinking that happens when the desire for harmony in a decision-making group overrides a realistic appraisal of alternatives. Group members try to minimize conflict and reach a consensus decision without critical evaluation of alternative ideas or viewpoints.

One recent instance of it that I can remember was when liverpool fans and the club convinced themselves that their player (suarez) didnt racially abuse a rival player. Despite all the evidence that pointed towards his guilt, they convinced themselves that the evidence didn't exist and made up stuff like the guy that claimed he was abused (evra) had a history of playing the race card, even though he didnt.

Pearl Harbour is a famous example. Americans had convinced themselves that the Japs would never dare attack them. And even if they did have the balls to attack, the Americans once again convinced themselves that they would detect and intercept the attack easily.

Were you ever caught up in groupthink and look back now and realize how foolish you were, or can you think of other interesting examples of it?

No NO No ! and I think everyone on this forum will agree with me when I say that this can never happen.

GLaDOS

Groupthink is double plus ungood

John Doe1

Nazi Germany

Sharpshooter

DuPLeX wrote: »

No NO No ! and I think everyone on this forum will agree with me when I say that this can never happen.

Why drag up a 3 month old thread just to post that?

RATM

Nietsczche put it well
"Insanity in individuals is something rare - but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule"

DuPLeX

ScienceNerd wrote: »

Groupthink is double plus ungood

Doubleplus 1

DuPLeX

Sharpshooter wrote: »

Why drag up a 3 month old thread just to post that?

? some debates have been going on for centuries . If the thread is closed then its closed if not well then It's not
:cool:
feel free to call me a troll and ban me

Shryke

DuPLeX wrote: »

? some debates have been going on for centuries . If the thread is closed then its closed if not well then It's not
:cool:
feel free to call me a troll and ban me

History, philosophy, enlightenment, it's all there. I'm blown away.

DuPLeX

Shryke wrote: »

History, philosophy, enlightenment, it's all there. I'm blown away.

Agreed

Pherekydes

Can we all agree on the next post?

flutterflye

This is funny.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gf2PGZ0mW-U