From the course: Unconscious Bias
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Groupthink
- Was high school or secondary school fun for you? For most people, it was a time of desperately trying to fit in. And if you were considered part of the in crowd, you spent most of your time trying to stay there. You may have found yourself agreeing with things your friends said or did because you thought everyone else did too. And you didn't to stick out. While in hindsight, this can seem like deliberate behavior and not something outside of our control, in the moment, the behavior is instinctual and that's what makes it unconscious bias. There is a genuine leap that is made by our brain which is caused by our desire for self preservation. This type of judgment can lead us to make grave mistakes. The bandwagon effect or group think occurs when individuals try too hard to fit into a group by agreeing with the majority or stifling opinions that may differ from the group. It doesn't have to occur in large groups. It happens…
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