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MarquisHuston Test Bank
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Chapter z1: zDecision zMaking, zProblem zSolving, zCritical zThinking, zand zClinical zReasoning:
zRequisites zfor zsuccessful zleadership zand zmanagement
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 a
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problem
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Ans: C z
Feedback:
Decision making is a complex cognitive process often defined as choosing
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a particular course of action. Problem solving is part of decision making
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and is a systematic process that focuses on analyzing a difficult situation.
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Ans: A z
Feedback:
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full analysis required in problem solving. Because problem solNving
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D) Past experience has little to do with the quality of the
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decision
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, Ans: B z
Feedback:
Values, life experience, individual preference, and individual ways of
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thinking will influence a person's decision making. No matter how
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C) Questions zasked zand zalternatives zgenerated
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Ans: C z
Feedback:
The greater the number of alternatives that can be generated by the
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decision maker, the better the final decision will be. The alternatives
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C) Goodzdecisions zarezusually zmadezbyzleft-brain, zlogical zthinkers
D) Good zdecision zmaking zrequires zanalytical zrather zthan zcreative
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Ans: B z
Feedback:
Good decision makers seem to have antennae that make them particularly
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better at processing language, logic, numbers, and sequential ordering,
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6. What zis zthe zbest zdefinition zof zdecision zmaking?
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Ans: C z
Feedback:
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Ans: B z
Feedback:
A decision is made when a course of action has been chosen. Problem
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B) Not zall zvalues zare zof zequal zworth
C) Ourzvalues zremain zunchanged zover ztime
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Ans: D z
Feedback:
Values, life experience, individual preference, and individual ways of
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C) It zrequires zreasoning zand zcreative zanalysis
D) It zis zazsynonymzfor zthe zproblem-solving
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MarquisHuston Test Bank
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Chapter z1: zDecision zMaking, zProblem zSolving, zCritical zThinking, zand zClinical zReasoning:
zRequisites zfor zsuccessful zleadership zand zmanagement
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 a
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problem
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Ans: C z
Feedback:
Decision making is a complex cognitive process often defined as choosing
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a particular course of action. Problem solving is part of decision making
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and is a systematic process that focuses on analyzing a difficult situation.
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evaluation and has a broader scope than decision making and problem
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solving.
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2. Whatzisza zweakness zof ztheztraditional zproblem-solving zmodel?
A) Its zneed zfor zimplementation ztime
B) Its zlack zof za zstep zrequiring zevaluation zof zresults
C) Its zfailure zto zgatherzsufficient zdata
D) Its zfailure ztozevaluate
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Ans: A z
Feedback:
The traditional problem-solving model is less effective when time
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constraints are a consideration. Decision making can occur without the
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full analysis required in problem solving. Because problem solNving
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attempts to identify the root problem in situations, much time and energy
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are spent on identifying the real problem.
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3. Whichzof zthe zfollowing zstatements zis ztrue zregarding zdecision zmaking?
A) Scientific zmethods zprovide zidentical zdecisions zbyzdifferent
individuals for the same problems
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B) Decisions are greatly influenced by each person's value system z z z z z z z z
C) Personal beliefs can be adjusted for when the scientific approach
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to problem solving is used
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D) Past experience has little to do with the quality of the
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decision
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, Ans: B z
Feedback:
Values, life experience, individual preference, and individual ways of
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thinking will influence a person's decision making. No matter how
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objective the criteria will be, value judgments will always play a part in a
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4. Whatzinfluences zthe zqualityzofza zdecision zmost zoften?
A) The zdecision zmaker's zimmediate zsuperior
B) The ztype zofzdecision zthat zneeds zto zbe zmade
C) Questions zasked zand zalternatives zgenerated
D) The ztime zof zday zthe zdecision zis
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Ans: C z
Feedback:
The greater the number of alternatives that can be generated by the
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decision maker, the better the final decision will be. The alternatives
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generated and the final choices are limited by each person's value system.
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5. What zdoes zknowledge zabout zgood zdecision zmaking zlead zone zto zbelieve?
A) Good zdecision zmakers zare zusuallyzright-brain, zintuitive zthinkers
B) Effectivezdecision zmakers zarezsensitive ztozthe zsituation zand zto zothers
C) Goodzdecisions zarezusually zmadezbyzleft-brain, zlogical zthinkers
D) Good zdecision zmaking zrequires zanalytical zrather zthan zcreative
processes
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Ans: B z
Feedback:
Good decision makers seem to have antennae that make them particularly
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sensitive to other people and situations. Left-brain thinkers are typically
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better at processing language, logic, numbers, and sequential ordering,
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whereas right-brain thinkers excel at nonverbal ideation and holistic
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6. What zis zthe zbest zdefinition zof zdecision zmaking?
A) The zplanning zprocess zof zmanagement
B) The zevaluation zphasezof zthezexecutive zrole
C) Onezstep zinzthezproblem-solving zprocess
D) Required zto zjustifyzthe zneed zfor
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Ans: C z
Feedback:
, Decision making is a complex, cognitive process often defined as
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choosing a particular course of action. Decision making, one step in the
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problem-solving process, is an important task that relies heavily on critical
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thinking and clinical reasoning skills.
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7. If zdecision zmaking zis ztriggered zbyza zproblem zwith zwhat zdoes zit zend?
A) An zalternative zproblem
B) A zchosen zcourse zof zaction
C) An zaction zthat zguarantees zsuccess
D) A zrestatement zof zthe
solution
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Ans: B z
Feedback:
A decision is made when a course of action has been chosen. Problem
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solving is part of decision making and is a systematic process that
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focuseson analyzing a difficult situation. Problem solving always
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8. Whyzdozour zvalues zoften zcause zpersonal zconflict zin zdecision zmaking?
A) Some zvalues zare znot zrealistic zor zhealthy
B) Not zall zvalues zare zof zequal zworth
C) Ourzvalues zremain zunchanged zover ztime
D) Our zvalues zoften zcollide zwith zone
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Ans: D z
Feedback:
Values, life experience, individual preference, and individual ways of
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thinking will influence a person's decision making. No matter how
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objective the criteria will be, value judgments will always play a part in
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9. Whichzstatement zis ztrue zconcerning zcritical zthinking?
A) It zis za zsimple zapproach zto zdecision zmaking
B) It zis znarrower zin zscopezthan zdecision zmaking
C) It zrequires zreasoning zand zcreative zanalysis
D) It zis zazsynonymzfor zthe zproblem-solving
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Ans: C z
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
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thinking also involves reflecting upon the meaning of statements,
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