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hidden profile task

a group problem-solving task whose solution can only be obtained when group members effectively pool their individual information about alternatives. A hidden profile is said to exist when the group collectively has more information supporting one alternative over others, but the superiority of this alternative is obscured from individual members unless information is shared. [first identified in 1985 by U.S. social psychologists Garold Stasser (1947–  ) and William Titus]

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May 8th 2024

pluralism

pluralism

n.

1. the idea that any entity has many aspects and that it may have a variety of causes and meanings.

2. in philosophy, the belief that ultimate reality is composed of more than one substance or fundamental kind of entity. Compare dualism; monism.

3. the existence in a society of people having different religions, ethnic origins, and cultural backgrounds. —pluralist adj.