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CHOICE SHIFT [1 record]

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Record 1 1994-07-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Psychology
  • Human Behaviour
DEF

The tendency of a group to choose either a far riskier or a far more conservative solution to a dilemma than any one group member would choose. This tendency is due to the influence of the group situation.

OBS

Related terms: risky shift, tame shift.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie sociale
  • Comportement humain
DEF

Dans un groupe, tendance à résoudre un dilemme de façon beaucoup plus audacieuse ou beaucoup plus prudente que ne le ferait chacun des membres individuellement. Cette tendance est due à l'influence de la situation de groupe.

OBS

Termes connexes : déplacement vers l'audace, déplacement vers la prudence.

Spanish

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