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1. Whatxstatementxisxtruexregardingxdecisionxmaking?

A) Itxisxanxanalysisxofxaxsituation

B) Itxisxcloselyxrelatedxtoxevaluation

C) Itxinvolvesxchoosingxbetweenxcoursesxofxaction

D) ItxisxdependentxuponxfindingxthexcausexofxaxproblemxAns:xCxFeedback:

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oblemxsolvingxisxpartxofxdecisionxmakingxandxisxaxsystematicxprocessxthatxfocusesxonxanalyzingxaxdifficultxsi
tuation.xCriticalxthinking,xsometimesxreferredxtoxasxreflectivexthinking,xisxrelatedxtoxevaluationxandxhasxaxb
roaderxscopexthanxdecisionxmakingxandxproblemxsolving.



2. What



1. A)xItsxneedxforximplementationxtime

2. B)xItsxlackxofxaxstepxrequiringxevaluationxofxresults

3. C)xItsxfailurextoxgatherxsufficientxdata

4. D)xItsxfailurextoxevaluatexalternatives



Ans:xAxFeedback:

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rxwithoutxthexfullxanalysisxrequiredxinxproblemxsolving.xBecausexproblemxsolvingxattemptsxtoxidentif
yxthexrootxproblemxinxsituations,xmuchxtimexandxenergyxarexspentxonxidentifyingxthexrealxproblem.



3. Whichxofxthexfollowingxstatementsxisxtruexregardingxdecisionxmaking?

,1. A)xScientificxmethodsxprovidexidenticalxdecisionsxbyxdifferentxindividualsxforxthexsamexproblems



2. B)xDecisionsxarexgreatlyxinfluencedxbyxeachxpersonsxvaluexsystem

3. C)xPersonalxbeliefsxcanxbexadjustedxforxwhenxthexscientificxapproachxtoxproblemxsolvingxisxused

4. D)xPastxexperiencexhasxlittlextoxdoxwithxthexqualityxofxthexdecision



Ans:xBxFeedback:

Values,xlifexexperience,xindividualxpreference,xandxindividualxwaysxofxthinkingxwillxinfluencexaxpersonsxde
cisionxmaking.xNoxmatterxhowxobjectivexthexcriteriaxwillxbe,xvaluexjudgmentsxwillxalwaysxplayxaxpartxinxaxp
ersonsxdecisionxmaking,xeitherxconsciouslyxorxsubconsciously.



isxaxweaknessxofxthextraditionalxproblem-solvingxmodel?xPagex1

4. Whatxinfluencesxthexqualityxofxaxdecisionxmostxoften?xA)xThexdecisionxmakersximmediatex
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B) Thextypexofxdecisionxthatxneedsxtoxbexmade

C) Questionsxaskedxandxalternativesxgenerated



D) ThextimexofxdayxthexdecisionxisxmadexAns:

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ecisionxwillxbe.xThexalternativesxgeneratedxandxthexfinalxchoicesxarexlimitedxbyxeachxpersonsxvaluexsystem.



5. What



1. A)xGoodxdecisionxmakersxarexusuallyxright-brain,xintuitivexthinkers

2. B)xEffectivexdecisionxmakersxarexsensitivextoxthexsituationxandxtoxothers

3. C)xGoodxdecisionsxarexusuallyxmadexbyxleft-brain,xlogicalxthinkers

4. D)xGoodxdecisionxmakingxrequiresxanalyticalxratherxthanxcreativexprocesses

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Ans:xBxFeedback:

Goodxdecisionxmakersxseemxtoxhavexantennaexthatxmakexthemxparticularlyxsensitivextoxother



peoplexandxsituations.xLeft-
brainxthinkersxarextypicallyxbetterxatxprocessingxlanguage,xlogic,xnumbers,xandxsequentialxordering,xwhereas
xright-brainxthinkersxexcelxatxnonverbalxideationxandxholisticxsynthesizing.




doesxknowledgexaboutxgoodxdecisionxmakingxleadxonextoxbelieve?



6. What



1. A)xThexplanningxprocessxofxmanagement

2. B)xThexevaluationxphasexofxthexexecutivexrole

3. C)xOnexstepxinxthexproblem-solvingxprocess

4. D)xRequiredxtoxjustifyxthexneedxforxscarcexitems



Ans:xCxFeedback:

Decisionxmakingxisxaxcomplex,xcognitivexprocessxoftenxdefinedxasxchoosingxaxparticularxcoursexofxaction.xD
ecisionxmaking,xonexstepxinxthexproblem-
solvingxprocess,xisxanximportantxtaskxthatxreliesxheavilyxonxcriticalxthinkingxandxclinicalxreasoningxskills.



isxthexbestxdefinitionxofxdecisionxmaking?xPagex2

7. Ifxdecisionxmakingxisxtriggeredxbyxaxproblemxwithxwhatxdoesxitxend?



1. A)xAnxalternativexproblem

2. B)xAxchosenxcoursexofxaction

3. C)xAnxactionxthatxguaranteesxsuccess

4. D)xAxrestatementxofxthexsolution



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