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On Friday, November 1, my group took part in an experiment that studied various aspects of the group
decision--making process. The situation was this: we were district attornies trying to decide who was the best
person to prosecute in a murder case. We were told that the information we were given might be different, and
we were told that it would be a judgemental task, that there was no "right" answer.
In conclusion, we had already made up our minds before coming into the meeting. Each of us had all the
information and did not have to discuss to gain new information from other group members. The only change
that occured was a clarification of the problem, which changed Andy's mind. |