ABSTRACT
We turn our attention now to a topic that is of primary importance to our society, namely, group decisionmaking. In our culture, most important decisions are made not by single individuals but rather by groups. Juries decide the ultimate fate of a defendant; Congress, not the president, makes the final decision regarding whether a bill becomes law; school boards, not the superintendent, make decisions about curriculum. In short, decisionmaking groups are pervasive throughout our society.
