Defective Decision Making & Problem Solving

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Across
  1. 2. “Them”, “Others” ,“Outsiders” are all correlated to what?
  2. 3. The first reason why groups polarize is what?
  3. 4. “We”, “you”, “Us” are all correlated to what?
  4. 6. Feeling pressured to maintain unity & present a united front to those outside of the group.
  5. 7. Seeking to avoid expressing unpopular views.
  6. 9. Occurs when the rate at which information is received or the complexity of the information is unable to be processed by a person or a group of people.
  7. 10. When too much information overload weakens people’s ability to reason, analyze, and think clearly.
Down
  1. 1. The ability to analyze information fairly, question assumptions, and use evidence to make better decisions.
  2. 5. The tendency to make changes/decisions that are riskier rather than the decisions that the group began with.
  3. 8. Screening information, turning off distractions, becoming selective, and focusing on one thing are all examples of _______________