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ChapterM1:MDecisionMMaking,MProblemMSolving,MCriticalMThinking,MandMClinicalMReasoning:Req
uisitesMforMsuccessfulMleadershipMandMmanagement
1. WhatMstatementMisMtrueMregardingMdecisionMmaking?
A) ItMisManManalysisMofMaMsituation
B) ItMisMcloselyMrelatedMtoMevaluation
C) ItMinvolvesMchoosingMbetweenMcoursesMofMaction
D) ItMisMdependentMuponMfindingMtheMcauseMofMaMproblem
Ans:MC
Feedback
DecisionMmakingMisMaMcomplexMcognitiveMprocessMoftenMdefinedMasMchoosingMaMparticula
rMcourseMofMaction.MProblemMsolvingMisMpartMofMdecisionMmakingMandMisMaMsystematicMpr
ocessMthatMfocusesMonManalyzingMaMdifficultMsituation.MCriticalMthinking,MsometimesMrefer
redMtoMasMreflectiveMthinking,MisMrelatedMtoMevaluationMandMhasMaMbroaderMscopeMthanMd
ecisionMmakingMandMproblemMsolving.
2. WhatMisMaMweaknessMofMtheMtraditionalMproblem-solvingMmodel?
A) ItsMneedMforMimplementationMtime
B) ItsMlackMofMaMstepMrequiringMevaluationMofMresults
C) ItsMfailureMtoMgatherMsufficientMdata
D) ItsMfailureMtoMevaluateMalternatives
Ans:MA
Feedback
TheMtraditionalMproblem-
solvingMmodelMisMlessMeffectiveMwhenMtimeMconstraintsMareMaMconsideration.MDecision
M makingMcanMoccurMwithoutMtheMfullManalysisMrequiredMinMproblemMsolving.MBecauseM
problemMsolvingMattemptsMtoMidentifyMtheMrootMproblemMinMsituations,MmuchMtimeMand
M energyMareMspentMonMidentifyingMtheMrealMproblem.
3. WhichMofMtheMfollowingMstatementsMisMtrueMregardingMdecisionMmaking?
A) ScientificMmethodsMprovideMidenticalMdecisionsMbyMdifferentMindividualsMforMtheMsameMproblems
B) DecisionsMareMgreatlyMinfluencedMbyMeachMpersonsMvalueMsystem
C) PersonalMbeliefsMcanMbeMadjustedMforMwhenMtheMscientificMapproachMtoMproblemMsolvingMisMused
D) PastMexperienceMhasMlittleMtoMdoMwithMtheMqualityMofMtheMdecision
Ans:MB
Feedback:
Values,MlifeMexperience,MindividualMpreference,MandMindividualMwaysMofM thinkingMwillMin
fluenceMaMpersonsMdecisionMmaking.MNoMmatterMhowMobjectiveMtheMcriteriaMwillMbe,Mvalu
,eMjudgmentsMwill
, alwaysMplayMaMpartMinMaMpersonsMdecisionMmaking,MeitherMconsciouslyMorMsubconsciously
4. WhatMinfluencesMtheMqualityMofMaMdecisionMmostMoften?
A) TheMdecisionMmakersMimmediatesuperior
B) TheMtypeMofMdecisionMthatMneedsMtoMbeMmade
C) QuestionsMaskedMandMalternativesMgenerated
D) TheMtimeMofMdayMtheMdecisionMisM
madeMAns:MC
Feedback:
TheMgreaterMtheMnumberMofMalternativesMthatMcanMbeMgeneratedMbyMtheMdecisionMmaker,
M theMbetterMtheMfinalMdecisionMwillMbe.MTheMalternativesMgeneratedMandMtheMfinalMchoices
M areMlimitedMbyMeachMpersonsMvalueMsystem.
5. WhatMdoesMknowledgeMaboutMgoodMdecisionMmakingMleadMoneMtoMbelieve?
A) GoodMdecisionMmakersMareMusuallyMright-brain,MintuitiveMthinkers
B) EffectiveMdecisionMmakersMareMsensitiveMtoMtheMsituationMandMtoMothers
C) GoodMdecisionsMareMusuallyMmadeMbyMleft-brain,MlogicalMthinkers
D) GoodMdecisionMmakingMrequiresManalyticalMratherMthanMcreativeMprocesses
Ans:MBMF
eedback:
GoodMdecisionMmakersMseemMtoMhaveMantennaeMthatMmakeMthemMparticularlyMsensitive
MtoMotherMpeopleM andM situations.M Left-
brainM thinkersM areM typicallyM betterM atM processingM language,
logic,Mnumbers,MandMsequentialMordering,MwhereasMright-
brainMthinkersMexcelMatMnonverbalMideationandMholisticMsynthesizing
6. WhatMisManMimportantMtaskMthatMreliesMheavilyMonMcriticalMthinkingMandMclinicalMreasoningMskillsM
isMtheMbestMdefinitionMofMdecisionMmaking?
A) TheMplanningMprocessMofMmanagement
B) TheMevaluationMphaseMofMtheMexecutiveMrole
C) OneMstepMinMtheMproblem-solvingMprocess
D) RequiredMtoMjustifyMtheMneedMforMscarceMitems
Ans:MCMF
eedback:
DecisionMmakingMisMaMcomplex,McognitiveMprocessMoftenMdefinedMasMchoosingMaMpartic
ularMcourseMofMaction.MDecisionMmaking,MoneMstepMinMtheMproblem-
solvingMprocess,MisManMimportantMtaskMthatMreliesMheavilyMonMcriticalMthinkingMandMclin
icalMreasoningMskillsMisMtheMbestMdefinitionMofMdecisionMmaking?