GROUPTHINK 

MOVIE TITLE:
BAD GENIUS (2017)

PREPARED FOR:
SIR AHMAD BIN MD REDZUAN
P R E P A R E D B Y :

F A I Q A H H A Z W A N I B I N T I M O H D Z A K I ( 2 0 2 2 9 6 1 5 8 5 )
N U R K A M I L I A B I N T I M O H D K A M A L ( 2 0 2 2 7 9 8 2 5 9 )
D A N I A L A D I B B I N M O H D Z A I D I ( 2 0 2 2 7 8 6 7 2 1 )
J A S M I N E A T H I R A H R A I H A N A H B I N T I J A H A R U L N I Z A M ( 2 0 2 2 9 5 0 0 5 9 )
S Y A K I R A H S A D L I ( 2 0 2 2 9 6 1 6 1 1 )
  a way of deliberating that group members use when
their desire for unanimity overrides their motivation to
assess all available plans of action
 conditions in groups promote high cohesiveness, group
problem solving is primarily a unified process and
groups and group decision making are frequently
complex
Lynn, a genius high school student who makes money
INTRODUCTION by cheating tests with her friends, Grace and Bank.
she receives a new task that leads her to set foot on
Sydney, Australia. In order to complete the millions-
Baht task, Lynn and her classmates must finish the
international STIC(SAT) exam and deliver the answers
back to her friends in Thailand before the exam takes
place once again in her home country
 Cast (Main Role):

     Oom Eisaya Nonkul Chanon      Jamyjames as Pat

    Aokbab Chutimon as
Lynn Hosuwan as Grace Santinatornkul as Bank
 THE CHOOSEN TERM
EMBRACE WHISTLE
BLOWING
(RECOMMENDATION)
 Group members should be able to voice their
concerns rather than accepting them at face
value and engaging in further disagreement
and discussion.  wrong
 Bank told the principal that Tong had
cheated on the exam. And when Lynn was
caught doing Tong’s exam paper, Bank told
the principal that Lynn did it for the money
IILUSIONS OF
INUVERABILITY
(SYMPTOMS)
 believe that whatever they do will
be successful because they are
perfect.
 Bank, who is from a poor family
and is staking his future on the
same university scholarship, is
attacked by thugs in the street and
misses the scholarship exam.
BELIEF IN THE
GROUP’S INNATE
MORALITY
(SYMPTOMS)
Conviction that everything the group
does is morally correct since everyone in
the group is aware of what is good and
Lynn begins to help Grace cheat in
exams after finding out that their teacher
has been leaking questions in private
tutoring sessions. She is then
approached by Grace's rich boyfriend
Pat, who offers payment in exchange for
also helping him and his friends.
EXPLANATION OF
THE SCENE
Embrace whistle blowing- 40:16 of the scene :
Bank was there telling the principal that Tong had cheated on
the exam. Lynn and Tong were asked to come to the
headmistress's office immediately.
-Tong did not admit it. The turbulance ended by calling
Lynn's dad to come over as the school got the evidence that
Lynn did the exam paper for her friends. The exam teacher
caught there is another exam paper set on her.
Bank reveals that Lynn did that because of money. In this
scene, Bank did the right thing by blowing the whistle on the
situation
 EXPLANATION
OF THE SCENE
Illusion Of Invulnerability- 01:04:29 of the scene

Lynn approaches Bank to join her, Grace, Pat and Tong to be

in a group which they formed an exam-cheating syndicate to
finish the international STIC(SAT) exam.
- Bank reluctantly agreed to the offer given because he does
not want to miss out any chances again to get him being a top
student.
This shows that the members of the group believe that
because they are perfect, everything they do will be successful
.They overestimate their abilities and take big risks.
EXPLANATION OF
THE SCENE
Belief in the group's innate morality - 01:16:30 of the scene

Pat, who is Grace’s boyfriend, offers a huge amount of money to

Lynn in exchange Lynn would help him and his friends during
exam.
Lynn feel hesitant with the offer but after being persuaded by Pat,
Lynn changed her mind by accepting the offers.
This shows that Pat feels really assured that Lynn will help him
to pass the examination. As a result, they disregard the
consequences of their decisions.
LITERATURE REVIEW
The concept of Groupthink originated in 1972.

 It is defined as people who approach problems or issues as a collective group, instead of thinking and
acting as individuals
 Groupthink is present in virtually all decisions made by the leadership in an organization.

 The decision-making process underscores how important groupthink is to an organization success or

failure
As noted by Irving Janis, “Groups bring out the worst as well as the best in terms of decision
making”.
CONCLUSION

Tries to figure out how the small group makes decisions.

 This movie that the end doesn't justify the means
 They might never get smarter because they depend too much on money to
pass tests.
 More research needs to be done on how groupthink could affect how well a
group makes decisions
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