Ford is considering driving his car onto a lake that appears to be frozen, but may not be safe. he thinks to himself, "only dummies fall through the ice in their cars, and i am no dummy, so i will drive on the ice even though i am not sure it’s safe." ford’s decision best exemplifies the concept of

an illusion of invulnerability.

Explanation:

Irving Janis who was a research psychologist has described eight symptoms of group-think:

1. Invulnerability.

2. Rationale.

3. Morality.

4. Stereotypes.

5. Pressure.

6. Self-censorship.

7. Illusion of Unanimity.

8. Mind Guards.

And, the illusion of invulnerability is one of the symptoms of group-think. It describes the over-confidence in the process of decision-making leads to form or create an illusion of invulnerability in which a person believes that he or she is invulnerable to any barrier or obstacle, allowing them to push or thrust aside analytical and clear thinking.

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i disagree that there is little difference between adult female development and adult male development. sociological studies comparing female and male pathways to adulthood, revelead that there are sustancial differences between them. particularly, female and male differ from timing of marriage, when they began to live with children and the likelihood of combining wife/husband and parent roles.