12 Angry Men-Group Think

An example of Group Think using 12 Angry Men

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[RileyPlaceMusic]

i like how there are 11 likes and there is one dislike.... on this video ha ha

[mekoka]

@RileyPlaceMusic I like how people will upvote your comment because other people upvoted it too.

[VVillowz]

@Kasrith Depends on how you look at it.

[MsZeldafangirl]

We just finished watching this in psychology, I thought it was really good.

[Kasrith]

I suddenly respect the person who disliked this video....

[donmccormick2]

This does not illustrate GroupThink. If you read about the concept you will see that it is a real stretch to suggest that it does.

[remyrulez]

@donjohnson86 Little late reply but this is my take on it :P imo you just described the scene perfectly. If the judgements were 100% based on their own perception there would have been no hesitations. When the hesitant jurors explained their vote later on, they just backwards rationalized, and listed reasons that fit their initial vote. Then, when the old man sided with Fonda, their was less pressure to deviate from their initial vote, and they 'changed' their opinion, and also joined Fonda.

[donjohnson86]

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... So... Groupthink? IdontGroupthinkso! ;)

[remyrulez]

@donjohnson86 This IS groupthink imo, you said it yourself: "There may have some slight reluctance to deviate from their initial votes after the first round of voting was public" Some members were pushed by the social pressure to put up their hand, voting guilty. If not, they would not have hesitated in putting up their hand.

So: there was a reluctancy to deviate from the group norm, which is the assumption that the accused was guilty.

[donjohnson86]

This is absolutely not an example of groupthink. Each juror's initial vote was an individual act based on their own life experiences, biases, and perceptions of the testimony. There may have some slight reluctance to deviate from their initial votes after the first round of voting was public, but the men ultimately did not conform to the vocal majority. Their good judgement did prevail as they further explored and analyzed the evidence and testimony.