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groupthink

Norwegian translation: gruppetenkning

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English term or phrase:groupthink
Norwegian translation:gruppetenkning

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12:55 Nov 27, 2009
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English term or phrase: groupthink
Definition from American Psychological Association:
The tendency of a decision-making group to filter out undesirable input so that a consensus may be reached, especially if it is in line with the leader's viewpoint.

Example sentence(s):
  • A group is especially vulnerable to groupthink when its members are similar in background, when the group is insulated from outside opinions, and when there are no clear rules for decision making. psysr.org
  • Another description, as it applies to education and group projects, is that "Groupthink is a process of gradualism that seeks to gently merge the followers into a pack with leaders, the hope being that the leaders will pull up those who typically reside on the low end of the motivation and achievement scale sourcewatch.org
  • Groups experiencing groupthink do not consider all alternatives and they desire unanimity at the expense of quality decisions. Small Group Communication
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gruppetenkning
Definition:
Gruppetenking er et begrep videreutviklet av psykologen Irving Janis i 1972 som betegner prosesser i sosiale grupper som kan få grupper til å treffe dårlige eller irrasjonelle beslutninger.
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31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
gruppetenkning


Definition from Wikipedia:
Gruppetenking er et begrep videreutviklet av psykologen Irving Janis i 1972 som betegner prosesser i sosiale grupper som kan få grupper til å treffe dårlige eller irrasjonelle beslutninger.

Example sentence(s):
  • Ensidig fokus på enkeltfaktorer som tillit i det flerkulturelle samfunnet kan fort lede til en farlig gruppetenkning. - Minerva  
  • Det sies at vold avler vold, på samme måte mener vi at gruppetenkning avler mer gruppetenkning. - Dagbladet  
Anita Girard-Skarstein
Norway
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Votes in favor of/against selecting this as the best translation of the term asked
Yes  Leif Henriksen
2 days 3 hrs
Yes  Bjørnar Magnussen: Enig med deg, Anita (håper det ikke er utslag av gruppetenkning)
3 days 52 mins
Yes  Per Bergvall: Interessant nok får det litt lettere uttalbare 'gruppetenking' en halv gang til så mange G-treff. På tide med en modernisering?
3 days 19 hrs
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