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A group can misunderstand what its members privately think

People sometimes privately reject a group practice while assuming that most others support it. If everyone stays quiet because of that assumption, the practice can continue. Pluralistic ignorance describes this mismatch between private views and beliefs about the views of other group members.

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responsibility

Responsibility can feel thinner when everyone shares it

When several people could respond to a situation, each may feel less personally responsible for acting. An unanswered question in a group chat can illustrate this diffusion of responsibility: every member may assume someone else will reply. More possible helpers do not automatically mean faster action.

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groups

Shared work can make individual effort less visible

People sometimes contribute less effort when their work is pooled and individual contributions are difficult to identify. This is called social loafing. It is not an inevitable feature of teamwork, and it differs from coordination problems that reduce output even when everyone is trying hard.

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vocabulary

Unanimous: everyone in the group agrees

Unanimous means that everyone in a specified group agrees. It comes from Latin unanimus, combining roots for one and mind or spirit. A committee's decision is unanimous when all its members agree; support from eight of ten members is a majority, but it is not unanimous agreement.

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