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Whatgstatementgisgtruegregardinggdecisiongmaking?
A) Itgisranganalysisgofgagsituation
B) Itgisgcloselygrelatedgtogevaluation
C) Itrinvolvesgchoosinggbetweengcoursesgofgaction
D) Itgisgdependentgupongfindinggthegcausegofgagproblemg-
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Decisiongmakinggisgagcomplexgcognitivegprocessgoftengdefinedgasgchoosinggagparticula
rgcourserofgaction.gProblemgsolvinggisrpartgofgdecisiongmakingrandgisgagsystematicgproc
essgthatgfocusesronganalyzinggagdifficultgsituation.gCriticalgthinking,gsometimesrreferredg
togasgreflectiverthinking,gisgrelatedgtorevaluationgandghasragbroadergscoperthangdecisi
ongmakingrandgproblemgsolving.
Whatgisgagweaknessgofgthegtraditionalgproblem-solvinggmodel?
A) Itsgneedgforgimplementationgtime
B) Itsglackgofgagstepgrequiringgevaluationgofgresults
C) Itsgfailuregtoggathergsufficientgdata
D) Itsgfailuregtogevaluategalternativesg-
gAns:gAgFeedback:
Thegtraditionalgproblem-
solvinggmodelgisglessgeffectivegwhengtimegconstraintsgaregagconsideration.gDecisiongm
akinggcangoccurgwithoutgthegfullganalysisgrequiredgingproblemgsolving.gBecausegproble
mgsolvinggattemptsgtogidentifygthegrootgproblemgingsituations,gmuchgtimegandgenerg
ygaregspentgongidentifyinggthegrealgproblem.
Whichgofgthegfollowinggstatementsrisgtruegregardinggdecisiongmaking?
A) Scientificrmethodsgprovidegidenticalgdecisionsgbygdifferentgindividualsgforgth
egsamegproblems
,B) Decisionsgareggreatlyginfluencedgbygeachgperson'sgvaluegsystem
C) Personalgbeliefsgcangbegadjustedgforgwhengthegscientificrapproachgtogproble
mgsolvinggisgused
D) Pastgexperienceghasglittlegtogdogwithgthegqualitygofgthegdecisiong-
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Values,glifegexperience,gindividualgpreference,gandgindividualgwaysgofgthinkinggwillginf
luencegagperson'srdecisiongmaking.gNogmatterghowgobjectivegthegcriteriagwillgbe,gvalueg
judgmentsgwillgalwaysgplaygagpartgingagperson'sgdecisiongmaking,geithergconsciouslygo
rgsubconsciously.
Whatginfluencesgthegqualitygofgagdecisiongmostroften?
A) Thegdecisiongmaker'sgimmediategsuperior
B) Thegtypegofgdecisiongthatgneedsgtorbegmade
C) Questionsgaskedgandgalternativesggenerated
D) Thegtimerofgdaygthegdecisiongisgmadeg-
gAns:gCgFeedback:
Theggreatergthegnumbergofgalternativesgthatgcangbeggeneratedgbygthegdecisiongmaker,gt
hegbettergthegfinalgdecisiongwillgbe.gThegalternativesggeneratedgandgtherfinalgchoicesr
areglimitedgbygeachgperson'sgvaluegsystem.
Whatgdoesrknowledgegaboutggoodgdecisiongmakinggleadgonegtogbelieve?
A) Goodgdecisiongmakersgaregusuallygright-brain,gintuitivegthinkers
B) Effectivegdecisiongmakersgarersensitivegtogthegsituationgandgtorothers
C) Goodgdecisionsgaregusuallygmadegbygleft-brain,glogicalgthinkers
D) Goodgdecisiongmakinggrequiresranalyticalgrathergthangcreativerprocessesg-
gAns:gBgFeedback:
Goodgdecisiongmakersgseemgtoghaverantennaerthatgmakerthemgparticularlygsensitivegt
ogothergpeoplegandgsituations.gLeft-
braingthinkersgaregtypicallygbettergatgprocessingglanguage,glogic,gnumbers,gandgseque
ntialgordering,gwhereasgright-braingthinkersgexcelgat
,nonverbalgideationgandgholisticgsynthesizing.
Whatgisgthegbestrdefinitiongofgdecisiongmaking?
A) Thegplanninggprocessgofgmanagement
B) Thegevaluationgphasegofgthegexecutivegrole
C) Onegstepgingthegproblem-solvinggprocess
D) Requiredgtogjustifygthegneedgforgscarcegitemsr-
gAns:gCgFeedback:
Decisiongmakinggisgagcomplex,gcognitivegprocessroftengdefinedgasgchoosingragparticularg
coursegofgaction.gDecisiongmaking,gonegstepgingthegproblem-
solvinggprocess,gisgangimportantgtaskgthatgreliesrheavilygongcriticalgthinkinggandgclinic
algreasoningrskills.
Ifgdecisiongmakinggisrtriggeredgbygagproblemgwithgwhatgdoesgitgend?
A) Angalternativerproblem
B) Archosengcoursegofgaction
C) Angactiongthatgguaranteesgsuccess
D) Arrestatementgofgthegsolutiong-
gAns:gBgFeedback:
Ardecisiongisrmaderwhengagcoursegofgactionghasgbeengchosen.gProblemgsolvinggisgpartrof
gdecisiongmakinggandgisgagsystematicgprocessgthatgfocusesgonganalyzinggagdifficultgsit
uation.gProblemgsolvinggalwaysgincludesgagdecision-makinggstep.
Whygdogourgvaluesgoftengcausegpersonalgconflictgingdecisiongmaking?
A) Somervaluesraregnotgrealisticgorghealthy
B) Notgallgvaluesgaregofgequalgworth
C) Ourgvaluesgremaingunchangedgovergtime
D) Ourgvaluesgoftengcollidegwithgoneganotherg-
gAns:gDgFeedback:
Values,glifegexperience,gindividualgpreference,gandgindividualgwaysgofgthinkinggwill
, influencegagperson'srdecisiongmaking.gNogmatterghowgobjectivegthegcriteriagwillgbe,gval
uegjudgmentsgwillgalwaysgplaygagpartgingagperson'sgdecisiongmaking,geithergconsciousl
ygorgsubconsciously.
Whichgstatementgisgtruegconcerninggcriticalgthinking?
A) Itgisragsimplegapproachgtordecisiongmaking
B) Itrisgnarrowergingscopegthangdecisiongmaking
C) Itgrequiresgreasoninggandgcreativeganalysis
D) Itrisgagsynonymgforgthegproblem-solvinggprocessr-
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Criticalgthinkingghasgagbroadergscopegthangdecisiongmakinggandgproblemgsolving.gItgisg
sometimesgreferredgtogasgreflectivegthinking.gCriticalgthinkinggalsoginvolvesgreflectingg
upongthegmeaninggofgstatements,gexamininggthegofferedgevidencegandgreasoning,gandg
forminggjudgmentsgaboutgfacts.
Howgdogadministrativegmangmanagersgmakegthegmajoritygofgtheirgdecisions?
A) Afterggatheringgallgthegfacts
B) Ingagmannerggoodgenoughgtogsolvegtherproblem
C) Ingagrational,glogicalgmanner
D) Afterggeneratingrallgthegalternativesrpossibleg-
gAns:gBgFeedback:
Manygmanagersgmakerdecisionsgthatgaregjustgìgoodgenoughîgbecausegofglackgofgtime
,genergy,gorgcreativitygtoggenerategagnumbergofgalternatives.gThisgisgalsogcalledgìsatis
ficing.îgMostgpeoplegmakegdecisionsgtoogquicklygandgfailgtorsystematicallygexaminegagp
roblemgorgitsralternativesrforgsolution.
Whatgneedsgtogbegconsideredgingevaluatinggthegqualitygofgone'sgdecisions?
A) Isrevaluationgnecessarygwhengusinggaggoodgdecision-makinggmodel?
B) Cangevaluationgbegeliminatedgifgthegproblemgisgresolved?
Whatgstatementgisgtruegregardinggdecisiongmaking?
A) Itgisranganalysisgofgagsituation
B) Itgisgcloselygrelatedgtogevaluation
C) Itrinvolvesgchoosinggbetweengcoursesgofgaction
D) Itgisgdependentgupongfindinggthegcausegofgagproblemg-
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Decisiongmakinggisgagcomplexgcognitivegprocessgoftengdefinedgasgchoosinggagparticula
rgcourserofgaction.gProblemgsolvinggisrpartgofgdecisiongmakingrandgisgagsystematicgproc
essgthatgfocusesronganalyzinggagdifficultgsituation.gCriticalgthinking,gsometimesrreferredg
togasgreflectiverthinking,gisgrelatedgtorevaluationgandghasragbroadergscoperthangdecisi
ongmakingrandgproblemgsolving.
Whatgisgagweaknessgofgthegtraditionalgproblem-solvinggmodel?
A) Itsgneedgforgimplementationgtime
B) Itsglackgofgagstepgrequiringgevaluationgofgresults
C) Itsgfailuregtoggathergsufficientgdata
D) Itsgfailuregtogevaluategalternativesg-
gAns:gAgFeedback:
Thegtraditionalgproblem-
solvinggmodelgisglessgeffectivegwhengtimegconstraintsgaregagconsideration.gDecisiongm
akinggcangoccurgwithoutgthegfullganalysisgrequiredgingproblemgsolving.gBecausegproble
mgsolvinggattemptsgtogidentifygthegrootgproblemgingsituations,gmuchgtimegandgenerg
ygaregspentgongidentifyinggthegrealgproblem.
Whichgofgthegfollowinggstatementsrisgtruegregardinggdecisiongmaking?
A) Scientificrmethodsgprovidegidenticalgdecisionsgbygdifferentgindividualsgforgth
egsamegproblems
,B) Decisionsgareggreatlyginfluencedgbygeachgperson'sgvaluegsystem
C) Personalgbeliefsgcangbegadjustedgforgwhengthegscientificrapproachgtogproble
mgsolvinggisgused
D) Pastgexperienceghasglittlegtogdogwithgthegqualitygofgthegdecisiong-
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Values,glifegexperience,gindividualgpreference,gandgindividualgwaysgofgthinkinggwillginf
luencegagperson'srdecisiongmaking.gNogmatterghowgobjectivegthegcriteriagwillgbe,gvalueg
judgmentsgwillgalwaysgplaygagpartgingagperson'sgdecisiongmaking,geithergconsciouslygo
rgsubconsciously.
Whatginfluencesgthegqualitygofgagdecisiongmostroften?
A) Thegdecisiongmaker'sgimmediategsuperior
B) Thegtypegofgdecisiongthatgneedsgtorbegmade
C) Questionsgaskedgandgalternativesggenerated
D) Thegtimerofgdaygthegdecisiongisgmadeg-
gAns:gCgFeedback:
Theggreatergthegnumbergofgalternativesgthatgcangbeggeneratedgbygthegdecisiongmaker,gt
hegbettergthegfinalgdecisiongwillgbe.gThegalternativesggeneratedgandgtherfinalgchoicesr
areglimitedgbygeachgperson'sgvaluegsystem.
Whatgdoesrknowledgegaboutggoodgdecisiongmakinggleadgonegtogbelieve?
A) Goodgdecisiongmakersgaregusuallygright-brain,gintuitivegthinkers
B) Effectivegdecisiongmakersgarersensitivegtogthegsituationgandgtorothers
C) Goodgdecisionsgaregusuallygmadegbygleft-brain,glogicalgthinkers
D) Goodgdecisiongmakinggrequiresranalyticalgrathergthangcreativerprocessesg-
gAns:gBgFeedback:
Goodgdecisiongmakersgseemgtoghaverantennaerthatgmakerthemgparticularlygsensitivegt
ogothergpeoplegandgsituations.gLeft-
braingthinkersgaregtypicallygbettergatgprocessingglanguage,glogic,gnumbers,gandgseque
ntialgordering,gwhereasgright-braingthinkersgexcelgat
,nonverbalgideationgandgholisticgsynthesizing.
Whatgisgthegbestrdefinitiongofgdecisiongmaking?
A) Thegplanninggprocessgofgmanagement
B) Thegevaluationgphasegofgthegexecutivegrole
C) Onegstepgingthegproblem-solvinggprocess
D) Requiredgtogjustifygthegneedgforgscarcegitemsr-
gAns:gCgFeedback:
Decisiongmakinggisgagcomplex,gcognitivegprocessroftengdefinedgasgchoosingragparticularg
coursegofgaction.gDecisiongmaking,gonegstepgingthegproblem-
solvinggprocess,gisgangimportantgtaskgthatgreliesrheavilygongcriticalgthinkinggandgclinic
algreasoningrskills.
Ifgdecisiongmakinggisrtriggeredgbygagproblemgwithgwhatgdoesgitgend?
A) Angalternativerproblem
B) Archosengcoursegofgaction
C) Angactiongthatgguaranteesgsuccess
D) Arrestatementgofgthegsolutiong-
gAns:gBgFeedback:
Ardecisiongisrmaderwhengagcoursegofgactionghasgbeengchosen.gProblemgsolvinggisgpartrof
gdecisiongmakinggandgisgagsystematicgprocessgthatgfocusesgonganalyzinggagdifficultgsit
uation.gProblemgsolvinggalwaysgincludesgagdecision-makinggstep.
Whygdogourgvaluesgoftengcausegpersonalgconflictgingdecisiongmaking?
A) Somervaluesraregnotgrealisticgorghealthy
B) Notgallgvaluesgaregofgequalgworth
C) Ourgvaluesgremaingunchangedgovergtime
D) Ourgvaluesgoftengcollidegwithgoneganotherg-
gAns:gDgFeedback:
Values,glifegexperience,gindividualgpreference,gandgindividualgwaysgofgthinkinggwill
, influencegagperson'srdecisiongmaking.gNogmatterghowgobjectivegthegcriteriagwillgbe,gval
uegjudgmentsgwillgalwaysgplaygagpartgingagperson'sgdecisiongmaking,geithergconsciousl
ygorgsubconsciously.
Whichgstatementgisgtruegconcerninggcriticalgthinking?
A) Itgisragsimplegapproachgtordecisiongmaking
B) Itrisgnarrowergingscopegthangdecisiongmaking
C) Itgrequiresgreasoninggandgcreativeganalysis
D) Itrisgagsynonymgforgthegproblem-solvinggprocessr-
Ans:gCgFeedback:
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Criticalgthinkingghasgagbroadergscopegthangdecisiongmakinggandgproblemgsolving.gItgisg
sometimesgreferredgtogasgreflectivegthinking.gCriticalgthinkinggalsoginvolvesgreflectingg
upongthegmeaninggofgstatements,gexamininggthegofferedgevidencegandgreasoning,gandg
forminggjudgmentsgaboutgfacts.
Howgdogadministrativegmangmanagersgmakegthegmajoritygofgtheirgdecisions?
A) Afterggatheringgallgthegfacts
B) Ingagmannerggoodgenoughgtogsolvegtherproblem
C) Ingagrational,glogicalgmanner
D) Afterggeneratingrallgthegalternativesrpossibleg-
gAns:gBgFeedback:
Manygmanagersgmakerdecisionsgthatgaregjustgìgoodgenoughîgbecausegofglackgofgtime
,genergy,gorgcreativitygtoggenerategagnumbergofgalternatives.gThisgisgalsogcalledgìsatis
ficing.îgMostgpeoplegmakegdecisionsgtoogquicklygandgfailgtorsystematicallygexaminegagp
roblemgorgitsralternativesrforgsolution.
Whatgneedsgtogbegconsideredgingevaluatinggthegqualitygofgone'sgdecisions?
A) Isrevaluationgnecessarygwhengusinggaggoodgdecision-makinggmodel?
B) Cangevaluationgbegeliminatedgifgthegproblemgisgresolved?
