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Alone, they came up with significantly more products than when they were grouped with two others.<\/p>\n<p class=\"textBodyBlack\">See <a href=\"http:\/\/www.msnbc.msn.com\/id\/17279961\/\">full article<\/a> on MSNBC.<br \/>\n<span id=\"byLine\"><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>People have a harder time coming up with alternative solutions to a problem when they are part of a group, new research suggests. Scientists exposed study participants to one brand of soft drink then asked them to think of alternative brands. 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