What are the characteristics of group think, and what are the potential consequences of the group’s decision making process?

Watch the Group think video, and explain why the concept of “group think” doesn’t necessarily have a positive connotation. Describe what group think refers to, and discuss the conditions that must be present in order for this process to occur. What are the characteristics of group think, and what are the potential consequences of the group’s decision making process? Your textbook provides a few historical examples of when group think led our country in the wrong direction. Can you offer a current example of this – perhaps from the perspective.