Groupthink Team
Groupthink
Unfortunately, groupthink can cause the individual can often not retain their ability to think critically within a group setting. The research shows that groupthink occurs when "members of a group (or the entire group itself) begin to make faulty decisions due to the presumed pressures that result in collaboration" within a group setting (Woodward & Edwards 2010). Under the high influence and pressure of the group, many individuals may make decisions they would have otherwise avoided on their own. There are a number of examples of groupthink within current society and life that can attest to the negative power of the psychological power the group wields over the individual.
Example
The United States created a new precedent when then President Bush declared war on the nation of Iraq, when the country had not taken blatant obvious military action against the U.S. prior to the decision. Before this action, the United States had a long standing policy of not striking unless stricken.
Known as the Monroe Doctrine, the United States could not declare war without first been having been a victim first. Yet, the Bush agency pushed for a declaration of war against Iraq without an attack taking place against the United States.
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