Even Though Committees Consist of People Who Bring Different Types

Multiple Choice

Even though committees consist of people who bring different types of knowledge to a collaborative group setting, they are often relatively ineffective in terms of making good use of all of their shared information. In large part, this seems to be because ____.

A) there are always one or two people who dominate committee meetings
B) people tend to focus on the knowledge and opinions they all have in common
C) people tend to engage in self-censorship
D) people do not like to disagree with committee leaders