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Chapterm1:mDecisionmMaking,mProblemmSolving,mCriticalmThinking,mandmClinicalmReasoning:mRequisi
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1. What statement is true regarding decision making?
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A) It is an analysis of a situation
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B) It is closely related to evaluation
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C) It involves choosing between courses of action
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D) It is dependent upon finding the cause of
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a problem
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Ans: C m


Feedback:
Decision making is a complex cognitive process often defined as choosin
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g a particular course of action. Problem solving is part of decision makin
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g and is a systematic process that focuses on analyzing a difficult situati
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on. Critical thinking, sometimes referred to asreflective thinking, is relat
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ed to evaluation and has a broader scope than decision making and probl
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em solving.
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2. Whatmismamweaknessmofmthemtraditionalmproblem-solvingmmodel?
A) Itsmneedmformimplementationmtime
B) Itsmlackmofmamstepmrequiringmevaluationmofmresults
C) Itsmfailuremtomgathermsufficientmdata
D) Itsmfailuremtomevaluate
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Feedback:
The traditional problem-
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solving model is less effective when time constraints are a consideration.
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mDecision making can occur without the full analysis required in problem
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solving. Because problem solNving attempts to identify the root problem i
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n situations, much time and energy are spent on identifying the real probl
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3. Whichmofmthemfollowingmstatementsmismtruemregardingmdecisionmmaking?
A) Scientificmmethodsmprovidemidenticalmdecisionsmbymdifferen
t individuals for the same problems
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B) Decisions are greatly influenced by each person's value system
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C) Personal beliefs can be adjusted for when the scientific approac
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h to problem solving is used
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D) Past experience has little to do with the quality of th
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e decision
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, Ans: B m


Feedback:
Values, life experience, individual preference, and individual ways of thi
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nking will influence a person's decision making. No matter how objectiv
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e the criteria will be, value judgments will always play a part in a
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Person’s decision making, either consciously or subconsciously.
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4. Whatminfluencesmthemqualitymofmamdecisionmmostmoften?
A) Themdecisionmmaker'smimmediatemsuperior
B) Themtypemofmdecisionmthatmneedsmtombemmade
C) Questionsmaskedmandmalternativesmgenerated
D) Themtimemofmdaymthemdecisionmi
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Ans: C m


Feedback:
The greater the number of alternatives that can be generated by the decis
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ion maker, the better the final decision will be. The alternatives generate
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d and the final choices are limited by each person's value system.
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5. Whatmdoesmknowledgemaboutmgoodmdecisionmmakingmleadmonemtombelieve?
A) Goodmdecisionmmakersmaremusuallymright-brain,mintuitivemthinkers
B) Effectivemdecisionmmakersmaremsensitivemtomthemsituationmandmtomothers
C) Goodmdecisionsmaremusuallymmadembymleft-brain,mlogicalmthinkers
D) Goodmdecisionmmakingmrequiresmanalyticalmrathermthanmcreativ
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Feedback:
Good decision makers seem to have antennae that make them particularly
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msensitive to other people and situations. Left-
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brain thinkers are typically better at processing language, logic, numbers
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, and sequential ordering, whereas right-
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brain thinkers excel at nonverbal ideation and holistic synthesizing.
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6. Whatmismthembestmdefinitionmofmdecisionmmaking?
A) Themplanningmprocessmofmmanagement
B) Themevaluationmphasemofmthemexecutivemrole
C) Onemstepminmthemproblem-solvingmprocess
D) Requiredmtomjustifymthemneedmfor
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Ans: C m


Feedback:

, Decision making is a complex, cognitive process often defined as choosi
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ng a particular course of action. Decision making, one step in the proble
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7. Ifmdecisionmmakingmismtriggeredmbymamproblemmwithmwhatmdoesmitmend?
A) Anmalternativemproblem
B) Amchosenmcoursemofmaction
C) Anmactionmthatmguaranteesmsuccess
D) Amrestatementmofmthe
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Feedback:
A decision is made when a course of action has been chosen. Problem s
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olving is part of decision making and is a systematic process that focuse
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son analyzing a difficult situation. Problem solving always includes a d
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8. Whymdomourmvaluesmoftenmcausempersonalmconflictminmdecisionmmaking?
A) Somemvaluesmaremnotmrealisticmormhealthy
B) Notmallmvaluesmaremofmequalmworth
C) Ourmvaluesmremainmunchangedmovermtime
D) Ourmvaluesmoftenmcollidemwithmone
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Feedback:
Values, life experience, individual preference, and individual ways of thi
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nking will influence a person's decision making. No matter how objectiv
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e the criteria will be, value judgments will always play a part in aperson'
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s decision making, either consciously or subconsciously.
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9. Whichmstatementmismtruemconcerningmcriticalmthinking?
A) Itmismamsimplemapproachmtomdecisionmmaking
B) Itmismnarrowerminmscopemthanmdecisionmmaking
C) Itmrequiresmreasoningmandmcreativemanalysis
D) Itmismamsynonymmformthemproblem-
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Ans: C m


Feedback:
Critical thinking has a broader scope than decision making and problem
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solving. It is sometimes referred to as reflective thinking. Critical thinki
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ng also involves reflecting upon the meaning of statements,
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