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Chapter 01: Decision making, problem solving critical thinking and
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clinical reasoning: request for successful management and leadership
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MULTIPLE QUESTIONS ff


1. What statement is true regarding decision making?
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A) It is an analysis of a situationff ff ff ff ff ff


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 problem
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ANSWER: C
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Assessment:
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 a
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systematic process that focuses on analyzing a difficult situation. Critical thinking,
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sometimes referred to as reflective thinking, is related to evaluation and has a broader
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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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A) Its need for implementation time ff ff ff ff


B) Its lack of a step requiring evaluation of results
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C) Its failure to gather sufficient data ff ff ff ff ff


D) Its failure to evaluate alternatives ff ff ff ff


ANSWER: A
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Assessment:
The traditional problem-solving model is less effective when time constraints are a
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consideration. Decision making can occur without the full analysis required in problem
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solving. Because problem solving attempts to identify the root problem in situations,
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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 individuals for the ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff


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B) Decisions are greatly influenced by each person's value system ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff


C) Personal beliefs can be adjusted for when the scientific approach to problem ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff


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D) Past experience has little to do with the quality of the decision
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ANSWER: B
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Assessment:
Values, life experience, individual preference, and individual ways of thinking will
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influence a person's decision making. No matter how objective the criteria will be, value
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judgments will always play a part in a person's decision making, either consciously
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or subconsciously.
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4. What influences the quality of a decision most often?
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A) The decision maker's immediate superior
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B) The type of decision that needs to be made
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C) Questions asked and alternatives generated ff ff ff ff


D) The time of day the decision is made
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ANSWER: C
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Assessment:
The greater the number of alternatives that can be generated by the decision maker, the
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better the final decision will be. The alternatives generated and the final choices are
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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
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C) Good decisions are usually made by left-brain, logical thinkers
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D) Good decision making requires analytical rather than creative processes
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ANSWER: B
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Assessment:
Good decision makers seem to have antennae that make them particularly sensitive to
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other people and situations. Left-brain thinkers are typically better at processing
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language, logic, numbers, and sequential ordering, whereas right-brain thinkers excel at
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nonverbal ideation and holistic synthesizing.
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6. What is the best definition of decision making?
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A) The planning process of management ff ff ff ff


B) The evaluation phase of the executive role
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C) One step in the problem-solving process
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D) Required to justify the need for scarce items ff ff ff ff ff ff ff


ANSWER: C
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Assessment:
Decision making is a complex, cognitive process often defined as choosing a particular
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course of action. Decision making, one step in the problem-solving process, is an
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important task that relies heavily on critical thinking and clinical reasoning skills.
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