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,1. What statement is true regarding decision making?
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A) It is an analysis of a situation r r r r r r


B) It is closely related to evaluation r r r r r


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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aproblemAns: C
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Decision making is a complex cognitive process often defined as choosing a
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particular course of action. Problem solving is part of decision making and is
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asystematic processthat focuses on analyzing a difficult situation. Critical
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thinking,sometimes referred to as reflective thinking, is related to evaluation and
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has a broader scope than decision making and problem solving.
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2. What is a weakness of the traditional problem-solving model?
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B) Its lack of a step requiring evaluation of results
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C) Its failure to gather sufficient data r r r r r


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evaluatealternatives Ans: A
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area consideration. Decision making can occur without the full analysis required
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in situations, much time and energy are spent on identifying the real problem.
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3. Which of the following statements is true regarding decision making?
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A) Scientific methods provide identical decisions by different r r r r r r


individualsfor thesame problems
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B) Decisions are greatly influenced by each person's value system r r r r r r r r


C) Personal beliefs can be adjusted for when the scientific r r r r r r r r


approach toproblemsolving is used
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thedecisionAns: B
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Values, life experience, individual preference, and individual ways of
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thinking will influence a person's decision making. No matter how objective
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the criteria will be, valuejudgments will always play a part in a person's
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decision making,either consciously or subconsciously.
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,4. What influences the quality of a decision most often?
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B) The type of decision that needs to be made
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C) Questions asked and alternatives generated r r r r


D) The time of day the decision r r r r r


ismadeAns: C
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The greater the number of alternatives that can be generated by the decision
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maker, thebetter the final decision will be. The alternatives generated and
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thefinal choices are limited by each person's value system.
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5. What does knowledge about good decision making lead one to believe?
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A) Good decision makers are usually right-brain, intuitive thinkers
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B) Effective decision makers are sensitive to the situation and to others r r r r r r r r r r


C) Good decisions are usually made by left-brain, logical thinkers
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creativeprocessesAns: B
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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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6. What is the best definition of decision making?
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A) The planning process of management r r r r


B) The evaluation phase of the executive role
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scarceitemsAns: C
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Decision making is a complex, cognitive process often defined as choosing a
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particularcourse of action. Decision making, one step in the problem-solving
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process, is an important task that relies heavily on critical thinking and
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clinicalreasoning skills.
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, 7. If decision making is triggered by a problem with what does it end?
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A decision is made when a course of action has been chosen. Problem
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8. Why do our values often cause personal conflict in decision making?
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oneanotherAns: D
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9. Which statement is true concerning critical thinking?
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A) It is a simple approach to decision making
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C) It requires reasoning and creative analysis
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D) It is a synonym for the problem-
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Critical thinking has a broader scope than decision making and problem
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solving. It issometimes referred to as reflective thinking. Critical thinking
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