Cohesiveness, or group unity, is desirable. When cohesiveness is strong, nevertheless, it also can be negative as

• A. it can stunt creativity
• B. a and b
• C. it can boost conformity
• D. it can cause the group to split into factions

Answer: (B)

High group cohesion brings people together, builds trust, and helps the team work smoothly. Yet when the group is highly cohesive, there’s a stronger pull to maintain harmony, which can push members to avoid challenging ideas or dissenting opinions. This atmosphere—often described as groupthink—leads to stifled creativity and increased conformity, since members prioritize agreement over rigorous critique. Those two effects capture the typical negative side of strong cohesion, which is why pairing stunted creativity with boosted conformity is the best answer. While factions can occur in some situations, they’re not the most direct or universal consequence of cohesion itself.