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ChapterM1:MDecisionMMaking,MProblemMSolving,MCriticalMThinking,MandMClinicalMReasoning:Requis
tesMforMsuccessfulMleadershipMandMmanagement
1. WhatMstatementMisMtrueMregardingMdecisionMmaking?
A) ItMisManManalysisMofMaMsituation
B) ItMisMcloselyMrelatedMtoMevaluation
C) ItMinvolvesMchoosingMbetweenMcoursesMofMaction
D) ItMisMdependentMuponMfindingMtheMcauseMofMaMproblem
Ans:MC
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DecisionMmakingMisMaMcomplexMcognitiveMprocessMoftenMdefinedMasMchoosingMaMparticularMco
urseMofMaction.MProblemMsolvingMisMpartMofMdecisionMmakingMandMisMaMsystematicMprocessMtha
tMfocusesMonManalyzingMaMdifficultMsituation.MCriticalMthinking,MsometimesMreferredMtoMasMrefl
ectiveMthinking,MisMrelatedMtoMevaluationMandMhasMaMbroaderMscopeMthanMdecisionMmakingMan
dMproblemMsolving.
2. WhatMisMaMweaknessMofMtheMtraditionalMproblem-solvingMmodel?
A) ItsMneedMforMimplementationMtime
B) ItsMlackMofMaMstepMrequiringMevaluationMofMresults
C) ItsMfailureMtoMgatherMsufficientMdata
D) ItsMfailureMtoMevaluateMalternatives
Ans:MA
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TheMtraditionalMproblem-
solvingMmodelMisMlessMeffectiveMwhenMtimeMconstraintsMareMaMconsideration.MDecisionMmakin
gMcanMoccurMwithoutMtheMfullManalysisMrequiredMinMproblemMsolving.MBecauseMproblemMsolvi
ngMattemptsMtoMidentifyMtheMrootMproblemMinMsituations,MmuchMtimeMandMenergyMareMspentMon
MidentifyingMtheMrealMproblem.
3. WhichMofMtheMfollowingMstatementsMisMtrueMregardingMdecisionMmaking?
A) ScientificMmethodsMprovideMidenticalMdecisionsMbyMdifferentMindividualsMforMtheMsameMproblems
B) DecisionsMareMgreatlyMinfluencedMbyMeachMpersonsMvalueMsystem
C) PersonalMbeliefsMcanMbeMadjustedMforMwhenMtheMscientificMapproachMtoMproblemMsolvingMisMused
D) PastMexperienceMhasMlittleMtoMdoMwithMtheMqualityMofMtheMdecision
Ans:MB
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Values,MlifeMexperience,MindividualMpreference,MandMindividualMwaysMofMthinkingMwillMinflue
nceMaMpersonsMdecisionMmaking.MNoMmatterMhowMobjectiveMtheMcriteriaMwillMbe,MvalueMjudgm
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, alwaysMplayMaMpartMinMaMpersonsMdecisionMmaking,MeitherMconsciouslyMorMsubconsciously
4. WhatMinfluencesMtheMqualityMofMaMdecisionMmostMoften?
A) TheMdecisionMmakersMimmediatesuperior
B) TheMtypeMofMdecisionMthatMneedsMtoMbeMmade
C) QuestionsMaskedMandMalternativesMgenerated
D) TheMtimeMofMdayMtheMdecisionMisMma
deMAns:MC
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TheMgreaterMtheMnumberMofMalternativesMthatMcanMbeMgeneratedMbyMtheMdecisionMmaker,MtheMb
etterMtheMfinalMdecisionMwillMbe.MTheMalternativesMgeneratedMandMtheMfinalMchoicesMareMlimite
dMbyMeachMpersonsMvalueMsystem.
5. WhatMdoesMknowledgeMaboutMgoodMdecisionMmakingMleadMoneMtoMbelieve?
A) GoodMdecisionMmakersMareMusuallyMright-brain,MintuitiveMthinkers
B) EffectiveMdecisionMmakersMareMsensitiveMtoMtheMsituationMandMtoMothers
C) GoodMdecisionsMareMusuallyMmadeMbyMleft-brain,MlogicalMthinkers
D) GoodMdecisionMmakingMrequiresManalyticalMratherMthanMcreativeMprocesses
Ans:MBMF
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GoodMdecisionMmakersMseemMtoMhaveMantennaeMthatMmakeMthemMparticularlyMsensitiveMtoMoth
erMpeopleM andM situations.M Left-
brainM thinkersM areM typicallyM betterM atM processingM language,
logic,Mnumbers,M andM sequentialM ordering,M whereasM right-
brainM thinkersM excelM atM nonverbalMideationandMholisticMsynthesizing
6. WhatMisManMimportantMtaskMthatMreliesMheavilyMonMcriticalMthinkingMandMclinicalMreasoningMskillsMisMthe
MbestMdefinitionMofMdecisionMmaking?
A) TheMplanningMprocessMofMmanagement
B) TheMevaluationMphaseMofMtheMexecutiveMrole
C) OneMstepMinMtheMproblem-solvingMprocess
D) RequiredMtoMjustifyMtheMneedMforMscarceMitems
Ans:MCMF
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DecisionMmakingMisMaMcomplex,McognitiveMprocessMoftenMdefinedMasMchoosingMaMparticularM
courseMofMaction.MDecisionMmaking,MoneMstepMinMtheMproblem-
solvingMprocess,MisManMimportantMtaskMthatMreliesMheavilyMonMcriticalMthinkingMandMclinicalMr
easoningMskillsMisMtheMbestMdefinitionMofMdecisionMmaking?