Home › Entities › cognitive_bias › groupthink

groupthink

psychological phenomenon in which the desire for harmony or conformity in a group results in an irrational or dysfunctional decision
Event cognitive_bias Q751414
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

groupthink

Summary

groupthink is a cognitive bias[1]. groupthink ranks in the top 8% of cognitive_bias entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,443 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • groupthink's instance of is recorded as cognitive bias[3].
  • groupthink is a type of social psychology[4].
  • groupthink is a type of pattern of behavior[5].
  • groupthink is part of psychological terminology[6].
  • groupthink's Commons category is recorded as Groupthink[7].
  • groupthink's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Groupthink[8].
  • groupthink's partially coincident with is recorded as consensual validation[9].

Body

Context

groupthink is part of psychological terminology[6]. groupthink's instance of is recorded as cognitive bias[3].

Why It Matters

groupthink ranks in the top 8% of cognitive_bias entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,443 views/month).[2] groupthink has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] groupthink is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . odysee.com. odysee.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). groupthink. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/groupthink
MLA “groupthink.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/groupthink.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_groupthink_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{groupthink}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/groupthink}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): groupthink — https://4ort.xyz/entity/groupthink (retrieved 2026-05-03)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/groupthink · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 17d ago · Remo Prinz · 2026-06-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at url → https://verwaltungsrats-lexikon.vrmandat.com/groupthink-vr/
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P973]]: https://verwaltungsrats-lexikon.vrmandat.com/groupthink-vr/, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1781788939723"
  2. 5w ago · Ottawajin · 2026-05-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → cognitive bias
    Aliases → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Groupthink
    Image → Groupthink.png
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P18]]: Groupthink.png"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.