Groupthink Quote by Peter H. Johnston

“groupthink occurs when people “are deeply involved in a cohesive in-group,” and their “strivings for unanimity override their motivation to realistically appraise alternative courses…

— Adam M. Grant

“You can't distinguish your group by doing things that are rational and believing things that are true. If you want to set yourself apart…

— Paul Graham

People very rarely think in groups; they talk together, they exchange information, they adjudicate, they make compromises. But they do not think; they do…

— William H. Whyte

“When you identify as part of a group, your opinions tend to be biased toward the group consensus.”

— Scott Adams

“Conformity is a problem for many small groups. Members put a higher priority on cohesion than on coming up with a well-reasoned choice. They…

— Anonymous

“The almost universal nature of within-group amity and between-group enmity, wherein the rule-of-thumb heuristic is to trust in-group members until they prove otherwise to…

— Michael Shermer

“Most people cannot stand being alone for long. They are always seeking groups to belong to, and if one group dissolves, they look for…

— Doris Lessing

Being in a group is a way to actually to speak up, and define yourself in the comfort, and the complexity of the group.

— Celine Sciamma

“So let me conclude this chapter with a celebration of splitting--of the disciplined, principled preference for rejecting categories whenever we discern them at work.…

— Alan Jacobs

“Most people are not even aware of their need to conform. They live under the illusion that they follow their own ideas and inclinations,…

— Erich Fromm

There is, of course, great value in belonging to a group. Safety in numbers, for one. But there is also a mathematical explanation for…

— Gregory Berns

“compared to individuals, groups tend to be more dogmatic, better able to justify irrational actions, more likely to see their actions as highly moral,…

— Richard Wiseman