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1. Whatnstatementnisntruenregardingndecisionnmaking?
A) Itnisnannanalysisnofnansituation
B) Itnisncloselynrelatedntonevaluation
C) Itninvolvesnchoosingnbetweenncoursesnofnaction
D) ItnisndependentnuponnfindingnthencausenofnanproblemnAns:nCnFeedback:
Decisionnmakingnisnancomplexncognitivenprocessnoftenndefinednasnchoosingnanparticularncoursenofnaction.
nProblemnsolvingnisnpartnofndecisionnmakingnandnisnansystematicnprocessnthatnfocusesnonnanalyzingnandiffi
cultnsituation.nCriticalnthinking,nsometimesnreferredntonasnreflectiventhinking,nisnrelatedntonevaluationnan
dnhasnanbroadernscopenthanndecisionnmakingnandnproblemnsolving.
2. What
1. A)nItsnneednfornimplementationntime
2. B)nItsnlacknofnanstepnrequiringnevaluationnofnresults
3. C)nItsnfailurentongathernsufficientndata
4. D)nItsnfailurentonevaluatenalternatives
Ans:nAnFeedback:
Thentraditionalnproblem-
solvingnmodelnisnlessneffectivenwhenntimenconstraintsnarenanconsideration.nDecisionnmakingncannocc
urnwithoutnthenfullnanalysisnrequiredninnproblemnsolving.nBecausenproblemnsolvingnattemptsntonide
ntifynthenrootnproblemninnsituations,nmuchntimenandnenergynarenspentnonnidentifyingnthenrealnprobl
em.
3. Whichnofnthenfollowingnstatementsnisntruenregardingndecisionnmaking?
,1. A)nScientificnmethodsnprovidenidenticalndecisionsnbyndifferentnindividualsnfornthensamenproblems
2. B)nDecisionsnarengreatlyninfluencednbyneachnpersonsnvaluensystem
3. C)nPersonalnbeliefsncannbenadjustednfornwhennthenscientificnapproachntonproblemnsolvingnisnused
4. D)nPastnexperiencenhasnlittlentondonwithnthenqualitynofnthendecision
Ans:nBnFeedback:
Values,nlifenexperience,nindividualnpreference,nandnindividualnwaysnofnthinkingnwillninfluencenanpersonsnd
ecisionnmaking.nNonmatternhownobjectiventhencriterianwillnbe,nvaluenjudgmentsnwillnalwaysnplaynanpartninn
anpersonsndecisionnmaking,neithernconsciouslynornsubconsciously.
isnanweaknessnofnthentraditionalnproblem-solvingnmodel?nPagen1
4. Whatninfluencesnthenqualitynofnandecisionnmostnoften?nA)nThendecisionnmakersnimmediat
ensuperior
B) Thentypenofndecisionnthatnneedsntonbenmade
C) Questionsnaskednandnalternativesngenerated
D) ThentimenofndaynthendecisionnisnmadenAns:
CnFeedback:
Thengreaternthennumbernofnalternativesnthatncannbengeneratednbynthendecisionnmaker,nthenbetternthenfina
lndecisionnwillnbe.nThenalternativesngeneratednandnthenfinalnchoicesnarenlimitednbyneachnpersonsnvaluensyst
em.
5. What
1. A)nGoodndecisionnmakersnarenusuallynright-brain,nintuitiventhinkers
2. B)nEffectivendecisionnmakersnarensensitiventonthensituationnandntonothers
3. C)nGoodndecisionsnarenusuallynmadenbynleft-brain,nlogicalnthinkers
4. D)nGoodndecisionnmakingnrequiresnanalyticalnrathernthanncreativenprocesses
, Ans:nBnFeedback:
Goodndecisionnmakersnseemntonhavenantennaenthatnmakenthemnparticularlynsensitiventonother
peoplenandnsituations.nLeft-
brainnthinkersnarentypicallynbetternatnprocessingnlanguage,nlogic,nnumbers,nandnsequentialnordering,nwhere
asnright-brainnthinkersnexcelnatnnonverbalnideationnandnholisticnsynthesizing.
doesnknowledgenaboutngoodndecisionnmakingnleadnonentonbelieve?
6. What
1. A)nThenplanningnprocessnofnmanagement
2. B)nThenevaluationnphasenofnthenexecutivenrole
3. C)nOnenstepninnthenproblem-solvingnprocess
4. D)nRequiredntonjustifynthenneednfornscarcenitems
Ans:nCnFeedback:
Decisionnmakingnisnancomplex,ncognitivenprocessnoftenndefinednasnchoosingnanparticularncoursenofnaction
.nDecisionnmaking,nonenstepninnthenproblem-
solvingnprocess,nisnannimportantntasknthatnreliesnheavilynonncriticalnthinkingnandnclinicalnreasoningnskills.
isnthenbestndefinitionnofndecisionnmaking?nPagen2
7. Ifndecisionnmakingnisntriggerednbynanproblemnwithnwhatndoesnitnend?
1. A)nAnnalternativenproblem
2. B)nAnchosenncoursenofnaction
3. C)nAnnactionnthatnguaranteesnsuccess
4. D)nAnrestatementnofnthensolution
Ans:nBnFeedback: