Making decisions as a group does not always yield the best results. The more people in a group, the more difficult it becomes to get to an ultimate decision.

Research Study

In 2010 Andreas Mojzisch and Stefan Schulz-Hardt presented people with the information of job candidates. Some received information on candidates based on the preferences of others in their groups while others did not. It was discovered that the people who received the candidate preferences overlooked the details and did not make the best decisions. A different scenario where the members of each group met face to face with their candidate preferences took place. It was also noted that they talked about their preferences, dismissing the relevant information up for discussion.

Bahador Bahrami, on the other hand, in 2010 revealed that based on his research, two people making a decision is better than one. When two people view a situation from different perspectives, once they are confident in their statements and are capable of discussing their disagreements effectively, the proper decision can be made.

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This point touches on how people decide as group while analyzing the faults that come with group decision-making.

96. Group Decision Making Can Be Faulty