Why is age an important determinant in decisions regarding migration? age influences the ability of migrants to adapt to new cultures. older migrants are more likely to move in search of work. age influences the likelihood that host nations will accept an immigrant. young adults are unlikely to move far from their families. older migrants are more likely to move far from their families.

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.