Multiple Choice
"Absolute power corrupts absolutely." With dictatorial leaders and legions of sycophants and "yes-men," a totalitarian regime makes decisions that are increasingly ill-considered and divorced from reality. Social psychologists would refer to the phenomenon of _____ to explain this situation.
A) risky shift
B) groupthink
C) group polarization
D) compliance
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