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The practical we carried out is based on that of Stoner (1961) and is concerned with group decision making.
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The practical we carried out is based on that of Stoner (1961) and is concerned with group decision making. Before the work of Stoner the general assumption was that group decisions were more conservative than that of individuals. There are several factors, which influence group decisions. Baron (1994) states that these include relevant information being discussed before a decision is formed and that personal decisions are discussed. This is supported by Forsyth (1990). He goes on to argue it was also assumed that decisions made by groups were better. For instance a jury consists of a group as opposed to an individual as it is assumed their decision will be better. Stoner's research (1961) completely contradicts these assumptions. He found groups tended to take more risky decisions. He called this a risky shift. However, later it was found some groups also become more conservative than individuals. This is known as...
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