For this journal entry, you will consider a recent personal or historical event in which a group of people made a bad decision and analyze the decision-making process through the lens of groupthink. This is not a research paper, but an opportunity to reflect on real-world life events and decisions using a social psychological lens. [MO 4.6]
Instructions
Pick a recent personal or historical event in which a group of people made what you consider to be a bad decision. Describe the event fully.
Analyze the decision-making process (e.g., why they came to this decision, what situational factors were involved).
Describe groupthink and how this decision-making process relates to groupthink.