Dangers of Group Think

1. Hazards of Group Thinking
Presented By : Sharmila Pal
Guided By:
Dr. Chitralekha Rajuskar

2. What is Group Thinking?
• Groupthink is a
term coined
by social
psychologist Irving
Janis (1972)
• It is a phenomena
where people tend
to confirm with
group decisions to
avoid feeling
outcast, leading to
errors in decision
making.

3. Characteristics of Groupthink
Illusion of
invulnerability
Stereotyping
others
Self-
Censorship
Illusion of
unanimity
Unquestioned
Belief
Direct
Pressure
Rationalization
Mind Guards
GROUP THINK

4. EXAMPLES:
• The sinking of Titanic in 1912-The group responsible for
designing and building the ship assumed it was unsinkable and
didn't even bother to include enough lifeboats for all the
passengers.
• The Bandwagon effect- the phrase is used to mock the person
who follows the herd without engaging their brain. "We do it like
this at XYZ company because my boss did it like this before me
and his boss before him.” The Bandwagon effect has wide
implications, but is commonly seen in politics and consumer
behavior.

5. How to prevent groupthink?