1. Whathstatementhishtruehregardinghdecisionhmaking?
A) Ithishanhanalysishofhahsituation
B) Ithishcloselyhrelatedhtohevaluation
C) Ithinvolveshchoosinghbetweenhcourseshofhaction
D) Ithishdependenthuponhfindinghthehcausehofhahproble
mhAns:hC
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,1. Whathstatementhishtruehregardinghdecisionhmaking?
A) Ithishanhanalysishofhahsituation
B) Ithishcloselyhrelatedhtohevaluation
C) Ithinvolveshchoosinghbetweenhcourseshofhaction
D) Ithishdependenthuponhfindinghthehcausehofhahproble
mhAns:h C
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Decisionhmakinghishahcomplexhcognitivehprocesshoftenhdefinedhashchoosinghahparticula
rhcoursehofhaction.hProblemhsolvinghishparthofhdecisionhmakinghandhishahsystematichpro
cesshthathfocuseshonhanalyzinghahdifficulthsituation.hCriticalhthinking,hsometimeshreferr
edhtohashreflectivehthinking,hishrelatedhtohevaluationhandhhashahbroaderhscopehthanhdeci
sionhmakinghandhproblemhsolving.
2. Whathishahweaknesshofhthehtraditionalhproblem-solvinghmodel?
A) Itshneedhforhimplementationhtime
B) Itshlackhofhahstephrequiringhevaluationhofhresults
C) Itshfailurehtohgatherhsufficienthdata
D) Itshfailurehtohevaluatehalternative
shAns:h A
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Thehtraditionalhproblem-
solvinghmodelhishlessheffectivehwhenhtimehconstraintsharehahconsideration.hDecisionh
makinghcanhoccurhwithouththehfullhanalysishrequiredhinhproblemhsolving.hBecausehpro
blemhsolNvinghattemptshtohidentifyhthehroothproblemhinhsituations,hmuchhtimehandhener
gyharehspenthonhidentifyinghthehrealhproblem.
3. Whichhofhthehfollowinghstatementshishtruehregardinghdecisionhmaking?
A) Scientifichmethodshprovidehidenticalhdecisionshbyhdifferenthindividualshforht
hehsamehproblems
B) Decisionsharehgreatlyhinfluencedhbyheachhperson'shvaluehsystem
C) Personalhbeliefshcanhbehadjustedhforhwhenhthehscientifichapproachhtohprobl
emhsolvinghishused
D) Pasthexperiencehhashlittlehtohdohwithhthehqualityhofhthehdecisi
onhAns:h B
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Values,hlifehexperience,hindividualhpreference,handhindividualhwayshofhthinkinghwillhin
fluencehahperson'shdecisionhmaking.hNohmatterhhowhobjectivehthehcriteriahwillhbe,hvalu
ehjudgmentshwillhalwayshplayhahparthinhahperson'shdecisionhmaking,heitherhconsciouslyh
orhsubconsciously.
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,4. Whathinfluenceshthehqualityhofhahdecisionhmosthoften?
A) Thehdecisionhmaker'shimmediatehsuperior
B) Thehtypehofhdecisionhthathneedshtohbehmade
C) Questionshaskedhandhalternativeshgenerated
D) Thehtimehofhdayhthehdecisionhishma
dehAns:h C
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Thehgreaterhthehnumberhofhalternativeshthathcanhbehgeneratedhbyhthehdecisionhmaker,h
thehbetterhthehfinalhdecisionhwillhbe.hThehalternativeshgeneratedhandhthehfinalhchoicesh
arehlimitedhbyheachhperson'shvaluehsystem.
5. Whathdoeshknowledgehabouthgoodhdecisionhmakinghleadhonehtohbelieve?
A) Goodhdecisionhmakersharehusuallyhright-brain,hintuitivehthinkers
B) Effectivehdecisionhmakersharehsensitivehtohthehsituationhandhtohothers
C) Goodhdecisionsharehusuallyhmadehbyhleft-brain,hlogicalhthinkers
D) Goodhdecisionhmakinghrequireshanalyticalhratherhthanhcreativehprocess
eshAns:h B
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Goodhdecisionhmakershseemhtohhavehantennaehthathmakehthemhparticularlyhsensitiveht
ohotherhpeoplehandhsituations.hLeft-
brainhthinkersharehtypicallyhbetterhathprocessinghlanguage,hlogic,hnumbers,handhsequen
tialhordering,hwhereashright-
brainhthinkershexcelhathnonverbalhideationhandhholistichsynthesizing.
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6. Whathishthehbesthdefinitionhofhdecisionhmaking?
A) Thehplanninghprocesshofhmanagement
B) Thehevaluationhphasehofhthehexecutivehrole
C) Onehstephinhthehproblem-solvinghprocess
D) Requiredhtohjustifyhthehneedhforhscarcehite
mshAns:h C
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Decisionhmakinghishahcomplex,hcognitivehprocesshoftenhdefinedhashchoosinghahparticu
larhcoursehofhaction.hDecisionhmaking,honehstephinhthehproblem-
solvinghprocess,hishanhimportanthtaskhthathrelieshheavilyhonhcriticalhthinkinghandhclini
calhreasoninghskills.
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