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groupthink

Greek translation: αγελαία σκέψη

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English term or phrase:groupthink
Greek translation:αγελαία σκέψη

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12:24 Mar 13, 2009
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English term or phrase: groupthink
Definition from American Psychological Association:
The tendency of a decision-making group to filter out undesirable input so that a consensus may be reached, especially if it is in line with the leader's viewpoint.

Example sentence(s):
  • A group is especially vulnerable to groupthink when its members are similar in background, when the group is insulated from outside opinions, and when there are no clear rules for decision making. psysr.org
  • Another description, as it applies to education and group projects, is that "Groupthink is a process of gradualism that seeks to gently merge the followers into a pack with leaders, the hope being that the leaders will pull up those who typically reside on the low end of the motivation and achievement scale sourcewatch.org
  • Groups experiencing groupthink do not consider all alternatives and they desire unanimity at the expense of quality decisions. Small Group Communication
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αγελαία σκέψη
Definition:
Groupthink is a type of thought exhibited by group members who try to minimize conflict and reach consensus without critically testing, analyzing, and evaluating ideas.
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αγελαία σκέψη


Definition from Wikipedia:
Groupthink is a type of thought exhibited by group members who try to minimize conflict and reach consensus without critically testing, analyzing, and evaluating ideas.

Example sentence(s):
  • Αποτρέπει την αγελαία σκέψη του "σιναφιού" (groupthink). Η θεωρία είναι η μόνη που μπορεί να μας προμηθεύσει προκλητικά στοιχεία "παραφωνίας" - Η Αυγή  
  • Στις Δημοκρατίες οι πιθανότητες για κονφορμισμό, αγελαία σκέψη και ‘πυραμιδικά σχέδια’ που υπονομεύουν την ιδιωτική πρωτοβουλία είναι πολύ λιγότερες. - ΣΚΑΙ  
  • Εδώ η απάντηση έχει να κάνει με το κατά πόσο τα μέλη συνεισφέρουν στη λήψη της απόφασης και κατά πόσο αποφεύγεται το φαινόμενο της «αγελαίας σκέψης». - ΤΕΙ ΚΡΗΤΗΣ  

Explanation:
Απαντά και ως "ομαδική σκέψη", αλλά δεν το θεωρώ ακριβές γιατί ο όρος ομαδική σκέψη δεν έχει την αρνητική χροιά του πρωτοτύπου. Επίσης, μένει και αμετάφραστο.
d_vachliot (X)
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Yes  Eirini Tzagkaraki: much better :)
23 mins
  -> Thank you!
Yes  Christina Galanaki (X): Σαφώς προτιμότερο το "αγελαία" από το "ομαδική", ακριβώς επειδή αποδίδει πλήρως την αρνητική χροιά του αγγλικού όρου. Επίσης είναι απόλυτα αποδεκτό και αμετάφραστο.
34 mins
  -> Thank you!
Yes  Efi Maryeli (X)
3 hrs
  -> Thank you!
Yes  Panagiotis Andrias (X): Μολαταύτα, η σημασιολογική σύνδεση με τις έννοιες της αγέλης, αγελαίας συμπεριφοράς, herdthink, herd behaviour, gregariousness (υπό το πρίσμα συμπεριφεριολογικών θεωρήσεων), έγινε κατόπιν της μελέτης του Janis. Aναγκαίος ο αγγλικός όρος εντός παρενθέσεως.
4 hrs
  -> Ευχαριστώ πολύ. Ηerdthink ουσιαστικά δεν υπάρχει σαν λέξη. Αλλά και αν υπήρχε μονοσήμαντη αντιστοιχία δεν θα ήταν απαραίτητη.
Yes  Kyriaki Mouriki
2 days 3 hrs
  -> Thank you, Sandy.
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