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Table of Contents
QUESTION 1 ............................................................................................................. 4

Defining Decision-Making ....................................................................................... 4

Cognitive Processes Involved in Decision-Making.................................................. 4

Attention and Perception ........................................................................................ 4

Memory and Information Processing ...................................................................... 5

Reasoning and Evaluation ...................................................................................... 5

Heuristics and Cognitive Biases ............................................................................. 5

Emotional and Affective Influences ......................................................................... 5

Cognitive Appraisal ................................................................................................. 5

Approaches to Problem-Solving ............................................................................. 6

Means-End Analysis ............................................................................................... 6

Analogical Reasoning ............................................................................................. 6

Practical Examples ................................................................................................. 6

QUESTION 2 ............................................................................................................. 7

Conceptual Foundations: Job Satisfaction, Affectivity, and Motivation ................... 7

Application of Counselling Skills to Enhance Emotional Well-being ....................... 8

Application of Mentoring Skills to Strengthen Motivation and Development ........... 8

Application of Consulting Skills to Optimise Organisational Systems ..................... 9

Integrating Interventions for Positive and Negative Affectivity .............................. 10

QUESTION 3 ........................................................................................................... 10

Understanding Individual Differences in Occupational Development.................... 10

The Role of Self-Concept in Career Choices ........................................................ 11

The Role of Self-Control in Career Choices .......................................................... 11

The Interaction Between Self-Concept and Self-Control ...................................... 12


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QUESTION 4 ........................................................................................................... 13

Defining Values..................................................................................................... 13

Theoretical Value Orientation ............................................................................... 14

Economic Value Orientation ................................................................................. 14

Aesthetic Value Orientation .................................................................................. 14

Social Value Orientation ....................................................................................... 14

Power (Political) Value Orientation ....................................................................... 15

Religious Value Orientation .................................................................................. 15

Implications for the Workplace .............................................................................. 15

List of References .................................................................................................... 17




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