Multiple Choice
Disastrous decisions made by members of the Third Reich, Nixon's "palace guard," and NASA officials involved in the launch of the ill-fated Challenger space shuttle were a consequence of a maladaptive decision-making strategy Irving Janis calls:
A) mind-guarding
B) groupthink
C) high-risk conformity
D) collective momentum
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