Holly has very low self-esteem and she is highly sensitive to criticism from others. A person doesn't even have to say anything to her; just a look can make her feel terrible about herself. As a result, Holly often goes to great lengths to stay away from other people and has very few friendships. Holly would be best diagnosed with personality disorder.

Recall that in one condition of the experiment conducted by stasser and titus (1985) about student council president candidates, all group members had access to the same information, and that in another condition, members had unique information that other group members didn't know. in the second (unshared information) condition, the group made a worse decision than in the first (shared information) condition. this occurred because groups seldom can agree on who is most expert. focus discussion on the information that all members know. often ignore dissenting opinions. avoid differences of opinion, given conformity pressures.