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ChapterF1:FDecisionFMaking,FProblemFSolving,FCriticalFThinking,FandFClinicalFReasoning:Requisites
FforFsuccessfulFleadershipFandFmanagement
1. WhatFstatementFisFtrueFregardingFdecisionFmaking?
A) ItFisFanFanalysisFofFaFsituation
B) ItFisFcloselyFrelatedFtoFevaluation
C) ItFinvolvesFchoosingFbetweenFcoursesFofFaction
D) ItFisFdependentFuponFfindingFtheFcauseFofFaFproblem
Ans:FC
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DecisionFmakingFisFaFcomplexFcognitiveFprocessFoftenFdefinedFasFchoosingFaFparticularFcourseF
ofFaction.FProblemFsolvingFisFpartFofFdecisionFmakingFandFisFaFsystematicFprocessFthatFfocusesF
onFanalyzingFaFdifficultFsituation.FCriticalFthinking,FsometimesFreferredFtoFasFreflectiveFthinkin
g,FisFrelatedFtoFevaluationFandFhasFaFbroaderFscopeFthanFdecisionFmakingFandFproblemFsolving.
2. WhatFisFaFweaknessFofFtheFtraditionalFproblem-solvingFmodel?
A) ItsFneedFforFimplementationFtime
B) ItsFlackFofFaFstepFrequiringFevaluationFofFresults
C) ItsFfailureFtoFgatherFsufficientFdata
D) ItsFfailureFtoFevaluateFalternatives
Ans:FA
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TheFtraditionalFproblem-
solvingFmodelFisFlessFeffectiveFwhenFtimeFconstraintsFareFaFconsideration.FDecisionFmakingFca
nFoccurFwithoutFtheFfullFanalysisFrequiredFinFproblemFsolving.FBecauseFproblemFsolvingFattem
ptsFtoFidentifyFtheFrootFproblemFinFsituations,FmuchFtimeFandFenergyFareFspentFonFidentifyingFth
eFrealFproblem.
3. WhichFofFtheFfollowingFstatementsFisFtrueFregardingFdecisionFmaking?
A) ScientificFmethodsFprovideFidenticalFdecisionsFbyFdifferentFindividualsFforFtheFsameFproblems
B) DecisionsFareFgreatlyFinfluencedFbyFeachFpersonsFvalueFsystem
C) PersonalFbeliefsFcanFbeFadjustedFforFwhenFtheFscientificFapproachFtoFproblemFsolvingFisFused
D) PastFexperienceFhasFlittleFtoFdoFwithFtheFqualityFofFtheFdecision
Ans:FB
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Values,FlifeFexperience,FindividualFpreference,FandFindividualFwaysFofFthinkingFwillFinfluenceF
aFpersonsFdecisionFmaking.FNoFmatterFhowFobjectiveFtheFcriteriaFwillFbe,FvalueFjudgmentsFwill
,alwaysFplayFaFpartFinFaFpersonsFdecisionFmaking,FeitherFconsciouslyForFsubconsciously
4. WhatFinfluencesFtheFqualityFofFaFdecisionFmostFoften?
A) TheFdecisionFmakersFimmediatesuperior
B) TheFtypeFofFdecisionFthatFneedsFtoFbeFmade
C) QuestionsFaskedFandFalternativesFgenerated
D) TheFtimeFofFdayFtheFdecisionFisFmadeF
Ans:FC
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TheFgreaterFtheFnumberFofFalternativesFthatFcanFbeFgeneratedFbyFtheFdecisionFmaker,FtheFbetterF
theFfinalFdecisionFwillFbe.FTheFalternativesFgeneratedFandFtheFfinalFchoicesFareFlimitedFbyFeachF
personsFvalueFsystem.
5. WhatFdoesFknowledgeFaboutFgoodFdecisionFmakingFleadFoneFtoFbelieve?
A) GoodFdecisionFmakersFareFusuallyFright-brain,FintuitiveFthinkers
B) EffectiveFdecisionFmakersFareFsensitiveFtoFtheFsituationFandFtoFothers
C) GoodFdecisionsFareFusuallyFmadeFbyFleft-brain,FlogicalFthinkers
D) GoodFdecisionFmakingFrequiresFanalyticalFratherFthanFcreativeFprocesses
Ans:FBFFeedb
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GoodFdecisionFmakersFseemFtoFhaveFantennaeFthatFmakeFthemFparticularlyFsensitiveFtoFotherFpe
opleF andF situations.F Left-brainF thinkersF areF typicallyF betterF atF processingF language,
logic,Fnumbers,FandFsequentialFordering,FwhereasFright-
brainFthinkersFexcelFatFnonverbalFideationandFholisticFsynthesizing
6. WhatFisFanFimportantFtaskFthatFreliesFheavilyFonFcriticalFthinkingFandFclinicalFreasoningFskillsFisFtheFbestF
definitionFofFdecisionFmaking?
A) TheFplanningFprocessFofFmanagement
B) TheFevaluationFphaseFofFtheFexecutiveFrole
C) OneFstepFinFtheFproblem-solvingFprocess
D) RequiredFtoFjustifyFtheFneedFforFscarceFitems
Ans:FCFFeedb
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DecisionFmakingFisFaFcomplex,FcognitiveFprocessFoftenFdefinedFasFchoosingFaFparticularFcours
eFofFaction.FDecisionFmaking,FoneFstepFinFtheFproblem-
solvingFprocess,FisFanFimportantFtaskFthatFreliesFheavilyFonFcriticalFthinkingFandFclinicalFreason
ingFskillsFisFtheFbestFdefinitionFofFdecisionFmaking?
7. IfFdecisionFmakingFisFtriggeredFbyFaFproblemFwithFwhatFdoesFitFend?
, A) AnFalternativeFproblem
B) AFchosenFcourseFofFaction
C) AnFactionFthatFguaranteesFsuccess
D) AFrestatementFofFtheFsolution
Ans:FBFFeedb
ack:
AFdecisionFisFmadeFwhenFaFcourseFofFactionFhasFbeenFchosen.FProblemFsolvingFisFpartFofFdecisi
onFmakingFandFisFaFsystematicFprocessFthatFfocusesFonFanalyzingFaFdifficultFsituation.FProblemF
solvingFalwaysFincludesFaFdecision-makingFstep.
8. WhyFdoFourFvaluesFoftenFcauseFpersonalFconflictFinFdecisionFmaking?
A) SomeFvaluesFareFnotFrealisticForFhealthy
B) NotFallFvaluesFareFofFequalFworth
C) OurFvaluesFremainFunchangedFoverFtime
D) OurFvaluesFoftenFcollideFwithFoneFanother
Ans:DFFeedb
ack:
Values,FlifeFexperience,FindividualFpreference,FandFindividualFwaysFofFthinkingFwillFinfluenceF
aFpersonsFdecisionFmaking.FNoFmatterFhowFobjectiveFtheFcriteriaFwillFbe,FvalueFjudgmentsFwillF
alwaysFplayFaFpartFinFaFpersonsFdecisionFmaking,FeitherFconsciouslyForFsubconsciously.
9. WhichFstatementFisFtrueFconcerningFcriticalFthinking?
A) ItFisFaFsimpleFapproachFtoFdecisionFmaking
B) ItFisFnarrowerFinFscopeFthanFdecisionFmaking
C) ItFrequiresFreasoningFandFcreativeFanalysis
D) ItFisFaFsynonymFforFtheFproblem-solvingFprocess
Ans:FCFFeedb
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CriticalFthinkingFhasFaFbroaderFscopeFthanFdecisionFmakingFandFproblemFsolving.FItFisFsometi
mesFreferredFtoFasFreflectiveFthinking.FCriticalFthinkingFalsoFinvolvesFreflectingFuponFtheFmean
ingFofFstatements,FexaminingFtheFofferedFevidenceFandFreasoning,FandFformingFjudgmentsFabo
utFfacts.
10. HowFdoFadministrativeFmanFmanagersFmakeFtheFmajorityFofFtheirFdecisions?
1. A)F AfterFgatheringFallFtheFfacts
2. B)F InFaFmannerFgoodFenoughFtoFsolveFtheFproblem
3. C)F InFaFrational,FlogicalFmanner
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ChapterF1:FDecisionFMaking,FProblemFSolving,FCriticalFThinking,FandFClinicalFReasoning:Requisites
FforFsuccessfulFleadershipFandFmanagement
1. WhatFstatementFisFtrueFregardingFdecisionFmaking?
A) ItFisFanFanalysisFofFaFsituation
B) ItFisFcloselyFrelatedFtoFevaluation
C) ItFinvolvesFchoosingFbetweenFcoursesFofFaction
D) ItFisFdependentFuponFfindingFtheFcauseFofFaFproblem
Ans:FC
Feedback
DecisionFmakingFisFaFcomplexFcognitiveFprocessFoftenFdefinedFasFchoosingFaFparticularFcourseF
ofFaction.FProblemFsolvingFisFpartFofFdecisionFmakingFandFisFaFsystematicFprocessFthatFfocusesF
onFanalyzingFaFdifficultFsituation.FCriticalFthinking,FsometimesFreferredFtoFasFreflectiveFthinkin
g,FisFrelatedFtoFevaluationFandFhasFaFbroaderFscopeFthanFdecisionFmakingFandFproblemFsolving.
2. WhatFisFaFweaknessFofFtheFtraditionalFproblem-solvingFmodel?
A) ItsFneedFforFimplementationFtime
B) ItsFlackFofFaFstepFrequiringFevaluationFofFresults
C) ItsFfailureFtoFgatherFsufficientFdata
D) ItsFfailureFtoFevaluateFalternatives
Ans:FA
Feedback
TheFtraditionalFproblem-
solvingFmodelFisFlessFeffectiveFwhenFtimeFconstraintsFareFaFconsideration.FDecisionFmakingFca
nFoccurFwithoutFtheFfullFanalysisFrequiredFinFproblemFsolving.FBecauseFproblemFsolvingFattem
ptsFtoFidentifyFtheFrootFproblemFinFsituations,FmuchFtimeFandFenergyFareFspentFonFidentifyingFth
eFrealFproblem.
3. WhichFofFtheFfollowingFstatementsFisFtrueFregardingFdecisionFmaking?
A) ScientificFmethodsFprovideFidenticalFdecisionsFbyFdifferentFindividualsFforFtheFsameFproblems
B) DecisionsFareFgreatlyFinfluencedFbyFeachFpersonsFvalueFsystem
C) PersonalFbeliefsFcanFbeFadjustedFforFwhenFtheFscientificFapproachFtoFproblemFsolvingFisFused
D) PastFexperienceFhasFlittleFtoFdoFwithFtheFqualityFofFtheFdecision
Ans:FB
Feedback:
Values,FlifeFexperience,FindividualFpreference,FandFindividualFwaysFofFthinkingFwillFinfluenceF
aFpersonsFdecisionFmaking.FNoFmatterFhowFobjectiveFtheFcriteriaFwillFbe,FvalueFjudgmentsFwill
,alwaysFplayFaFpartFinFaFpersonsFdecisionFmaking,FeitherFconsciouslyForFsubconsciously
4. WhatFinfluencesFtheFqualityFofFaFdecisionFmostFoften?
A) TheFdecisionFmakersFimmediatesuperior
B) TheFtypeFofFdecisionFthatFneedsFtoFbeFmade
C) QuestionsFaskedFandFalternativesFgenerated
D) TheFtimeFofFdayFtheFdecisionFisFmadeF
Ans:FC
Feedback:
TheFgreaterFtheFnumberFofFalternativesFthatFcanFbeFgeneratedFbyFtheFdecisionFmaker,FtheFbetterF
theFfinalFdecisionFwillFbe.FTheFalternativesFgeneratedFandFtheFfinalFchoicesFareFlimitedFbyFeachF
personsFvalueFsystem.
5. WhatFdoesFknowledgeFaboutFgoodFdecisionFmakingFleadFoneFtoFbelieve?
A) GoodFdecisionFmakersFareFusuallyFright-brain,FintuitiveFthinkers
B) EffectiveFdecisionFmakersFareFsensitiveFtoFtheFsituationFandFtoFothers
C) GoodFdecisionsFareFusuallyFmadeFbyFleft-brain,FlogicalFthinkers
D) GoodFdecisionFmakingFrequiresFanalyticalFratherFthanFcreativeFprocesses
Ans:FBFFeedb
ack:
GoodFdecisionFmakersFseemFtoFhaveFantennaeFthatFmakeFthemFparticularlyFsensitiveFtoFotherFpe
opleF andF situations.F Left-brainF thinkersF areF typicallyF betterF atF processingF language,
logic,Fnumbers,FandFsequentialFordering,FwhereasFright-
brainFthinkersFexcelFatFnonverbalFideationandFholisticFsynthesizing
6. WhatFisFanFimportantFtaskFthatFreliesFheavilyFonFcriticalFthinkingFandFclinicalFreasoningFskillsFisFtheFbestF
definitionFofFdecisionFmaking?
A) TheFplanningFprocessFofFmanagement
B) TheFevaluationFphaseFofFtheFexecutiveFrole
C) OneFstepFinFtheFproblem-solvingFprocess
D) RequiredFtoFjustifyFtheFneedFforFscarceFitems
Ans:FCFFeedb
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DecisionFmakingFisFaFcomplex,FcognitiveFprocessFoftenFdefinedFasFchoosingFaFparticularFcours
eFofFaction.FDecisionFmaking,FoneFstepFinFtheFproblem-
solvingFprocess,FisFanFimportantFtaskFthatFreliesFheavilyFonFcriticalFthinkingFandFclinicalFreason
ingFskillsFisFtheFbestFdefinitionFofFdecisionFmaking?
7. IfFdecisionFmakingFisFtriggeredFbyFaFproblemFwithFwhatFdoesFitFend?
, A) AnFalternativeFproblem
B) AFchosenFcourseFofFaction
C) AnFactionFthatFguaranteesFsuccess
D) AFrestatementFofFtheFsolution
Ans:FBFFeedb
ack:
AFdecisionFisFmadeFwhenFaFcourseFofFactionFhasFbeenFchosen.FProblemFsolvingFisFpartFofFdecisi
onFmakingFandFisFaFsystematicFprocessFthatFfocusesFonFanalyzingFaFdifficultFsituation.FProblemF
solvingFalwaysFincludesFaFdecision-makingFstep.
8. WhyFdoFourFvaluesFoftenFcauseFpersonalFconflictFinFdecisionFmaking?
A) SomeFvaluesFareFnotFrealisticForFhealthy
B) NotFallFvaluesFareFofFequalFworth
C) OurFvaluesFremainFunchangedFoverFtime
D) OurFvaluesFoftenFcollideFwithFoneFanother
Ans:DFFeedb
ack:
Values,FlifeFexperience,FindividualFpreference,FandFindividualFwaysFofFthinkingFwillFinfluenceF
aFpersonsFdecisionFmaking.FNoFmatterFhowFobjectiveFtheFcriteriaFwillFbe,FvalueFjudgmentsFwillF
alwaysFplayFaFpartFinFaFpersonsFdecisionFmaking,FeitherFconsciouslyForFsubconsciously.
9. WhichFstatementFisFtrueFconcerningFcriticalFthinking?
A) ItFisFaFsimpleFapproachFtoFdecisionFmaking
B) ItFisFnarrowerFinFscopeFthanFdecisionFmaking
C) ItFrequiresFreasoningFandFcreativeFanalysis
D) ItFisFaFsynonymFforFtheFproblem-solvingFprocess
Ans:FCFFeedb
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CriticalFthinkingFhasFaFbroaderFscopeFthanFdecisionFmakingFandFproblemFsolving.FItFisFsometi
mesFreferredFtoFasFreflectiveFthinking.FCriticalFthinkingFalsoFinvolvesFreflectingFuponFtheFmean
ingFofFstatements,FexaminingFtheFofferedFevidenceFandFreasoning,FandFformingFjudgmentsFabo
utFfacts.
10. HowFdoFadministrativeFmanFmanagersFmakeFtheFmajorityFofFtheirFdecisions?
1. A)F AfterFgatheringFallFtheFfacts
2. B)F InFaFmannerFgoodFenoughFtoFsolveFtheFproblem
3. C)F InFaFrational,FlogicalFmanner