Question 1

In dominance structuring, the "to-be-chosen" option is the same as the promising option provided that _______________.

Accepted Answer

the promising option has no obvious disadvantages

Question 2

Explain the problems that are likely to be faced in trading off criteria during the process of fortifying an option.

Accepted Answer

Trading off one criterion for another can be straightforward if the two have the same metric. When two criteria are measured on different metrics, the trade-offs can be more difficult. We need self-regulation skill to monitor and correct, if needed, our tendency to trade away too many important things to get that one feature that attracts us so much.

Question 3

Which of the following precautions is most relevant during the pre-editing phase of decision making?

Accepted Answer

A)  making an honest effort to see the virtues of all the reasonable options 
B)  give due consideration to ideas that may go against one's preconceptions 
C)  listen open-mindedly to both sides before eliminating a reasonable option 
D)  specify what is going to be important as the criteria for making the final decision 
A)  making an honest effort to see the virtues of all the reasonable options 
B)  give due consideration to ideas that may go against one's preconceptions 
C)  listen open-mindedly to both sides before eliminating a reasonable option 
D)  specify what is going to be important as the criteria for making the final decision D

Question 4

One reason that our judicial system allows for appeals to higher courts is that the higher court is more likely ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  than the lower court to abide by the correct judicial procedures 
B)  than the lower court to handle the appeal quickly 
C)  to be embarrassed and to take offense that an appeal was made 
D)  to be able to consider the appeal with an open-mind, not having made the initial decision 
A)  than the lower court to abide by the correct judicial procedures 
B)  than the lower court to handle the appeal quickly 
C)  to be embarrassed and to take offense that an appeal was made 
D)  to be able to consider the appeal with an open-mind, not having made the initial decision

Question 5

Which of the following is most likely not to occur during the human decision-making process?

Accepted Answer

A)  reducing the number of options by the use of elimination by aspect and satisficing 
B)  considering every reasonable option in an equal and thorough way 
C)  comparing our promising alternative to the other options in terms of the set of decision-critical attributes 
D)  adjusting the relative importance of the criteria until one option emerges as the obvious first choice 
E)  finding one alternative that is more attractive than the others on at least one critically important attribute 
A)  reducing the number of options by the use of elimination by aspect and satisficing 
B)  considering every reasonable option in an equal and thorough way 
C)  comparing our promising alternative to the other options in terms of the set of decision-critical attributes 
D)  adjusting the relative importance of the criteria until one option emerges as the obvious first choice 
E)  finding one alternative that is more attractive than the others on at least one critically important attribute

Question 6

What are decision-critical attributes?

Accepted Answer

A)  personal traits that enable humans to explain and analyze ideas 
B)  criteria the decision maker deems important and relevant for evaluating options 
C)  guidelines given by experts that help a person become a better critical thinker 
D)  steps to follow that enable one to evaluate and criticize mistaken decisions 
A)  personal traits that enable humans to explain and analyze ideas 
B)  criteria the decision maker deems important and relevant for evaluating options 
C)  guidelines given by experts that help a person become a better critical thinker 
D)  steps to follow that enable one to evaluate and criticize mistaken decisions

Question 7

Adam is good at monitoring his decisions and revising them when he realizes that he has made a mistake. It would be reasonable to say that Adam has strength in the critical thinking skill of _________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Adam is good at monitoring his decisions...

Question 8

Which of the following precautions is most relevant when identifying the promising option during decision making?

Accepted Answer

A)  making an honest effort to see the virtues of all the reasonable options 
B)  give due consideration to ideas that may go against one's preconceptions 
C)  listen open-mindedly to both sides before eliminating a reasonable option 
D)  specify what is going to be important as the criteria for making the final decision 
A)  making an honest effort to see the virtues of all the reasonable options 
B)  give due consideration to ideas that may go against one's preconceptions 
C)  listen open-mindedly to both sides before eliminating a reasonable option 
D)  specify what is going to be important as the criteria for making the final decision

Question 9

Kate is casting people for a documentary drama that she is directing. Alyssa has emerged as the strongest candidate for the leading role. Kate believes that Alyssa has many advantages as compared to the other possible choices, and not obvious liabilities, except for one. Alyssa has never acted in a film before, all of her previous work has been on stage in live theater. As Kate is thinking about this she is wondering just how important prior experience in film really is. Kate is in the __________________ phase of dominance structuring.

Accepted Answer

fortifying

Question 10

Describe the more or less rational psychological process that occurs when the decision maker is restructuring his or her appraisal of the various options so that the to-be-chosen option will emerge as the dominant one.

Accepted Answer

One way we restructure the decision so t

Question 11

Are there any evolutionarily advantageous consequences for our species, given that human dominance structuring is a natural phenomenon?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Once we commit to a given decision

Question 12

Haley, a CEO of a new tech company, prioritizes the need to support high quality reflective decision making in her organization. Like her, almost all of her employees are young and eager. Describe some actions that will help her achieve that goal.

Accepted Answer

Haley can increase the likelihood of bet

Question 13

Which of the following is most likely to occur during the pre-editing phase of dominance structuring?

Accepted Answer

A)  reducing the number of options by the use of elimination by aspect and satisficing 
B)  considering every reasonable option in an equal and thorough way 
C)  comparing our promising alternative to the other options in terms of the set of decision-critical attributes 
D)  adjusting the relative importance of the criteria until one option emerges as the obvious first choice 
E)  finding one alternative that is more attractive than the others on at least one critically important attribute 
A)  reducing the number of options by the use of elimination by aspect and satisficing 
B)  considering every reasonable option in an equal and thorough way 
C)  comparing our promising alternative to the other options in terms of the set of decision-critical attributes 
D)  adjusting the relative importance of the criteria until one option emerges as the obvious first choice 
E)  finding one alternative that is more attractive than the others on at least one critically important attribute

Question 14

What is one of the risks of dominance structuring?

Accepted Answer

A)  locking in prematurely to an unwise decision 
B)  frequent wishy-washy changing one's mind 
C)  relying on computer decision algorithms to take the guess work out of decision making 
D)  becoming confident that our decision was the right decision in the circumstances 
A)  locking in prematurely to an unwise decision 
B)  frequent wishy-washy changing one's mind 
C)  relying on computer decision algorithms to take the guess work out of decision making 
D)  becoming confident that our decision was the right decision in the circumstances

Question 15

Which of the following precautions is most relevant when fortifying the to-be-chosen option during decision making?

Accepted Answer

A)  making sure that the problem has been correctly identified 
B)  looking at the pros and cons of various options impartially 
C)  being sure not to omit any of the decision-critical criteria 
D)  avoiding the tendency to combine two separate criteria 
A)  making sure that the problem has been correctly identified 
B)  looking at the pros and cons of various options impartially 
C)  being sure not to omit any of the decision-critical criteria 
D)  avoiding the tendency to combine two separate criteria

Question 16

Which of the following precautions is most relevant when fortifying the to-be-chosen option during decision making?

Accepted Answer

A)  making an honest effort to see the virtues of all the reasonable options 
B)  give due consideration to ideas that may go against one's preconceptions 
C)  listen open-mindedly to both sides before eliminating a reasonable option 
D)  specify what is going to be important as the criteria for making the final decision 
A)  making an honest effort to see the virtues of all the reasonable options 
B)  give due consideration to ideas that may go against one's preconceptions 
C)  listen open-mindedly to both sides before eliminating a reasonable option 
D)  specify what is going to be important as the criteria for making the final decision

Question 17

Humans assess their options in the light of the decision-critical attributes during the ___________ phase of the search for dominance.

Accepted Answer

identifyin

Question 18

Which of the following precautions is most relevant when identifying the promising option during decision making?

Accepted Answer

A)  making sure that the problem has been correctly identified 
B)  looking at the pros and cons of various options impartially 
C)  being sure not to omit any of the decision-critical criteria 
D)  avoiding the tendency to combine two separate criteria 
A)  making sure that the problem has been correctly identified 
B)  looking at the pros and cons of various options impartially 
C)  being sure not to omit any of the decision-critical criteria 
D)  avoiding the tendency to combine two separate criteria

Question 19

Explain the key similarities between the precautions one should take when identifying the promising option.

Accepted Answer

Scrutinizing options with disciplined im

Question 20

Which of the following precautions is most relevant when testing the promising option against the other reasonable choices during decision making?

Accepted Answer

A)  making an honest effort to see the virtues of all the reasonable options 
B)  give due consideration to ideas that may go against one's preconceptions 
C)  listen open-mindedly to both sides before eliminating a reasonable option 
D)  specify what is going to be important as the criteria for making the final decision 
A)  making an honest effort to see the virtues of all the reasonable options 
B)  give due consideration to ideas that may go against one's preconceptions 
C)  listen open-mindedly to both sides before eliminating a reasonable option 
D)  specify what is going to be important as the criteria for making the final decision

In dominance structuring, the "to-be-chosen" option is the same as the promising option provided that _______________.

Explain the problems that are likely to be faced in trading off criteria during the process of fortifying an option.

Which of the following precautions is most relevant during the pre-editing phase of decision making?

One reason that our judicial system allows for appeals to higher courts is that the higher court is more likely ________.

Which of the following is most likely not to occur during the human decision-making process?

What are decision-critical attributes?

Adam is good at monitoring his decisions and revising them when he realizes that he has made a mistake. It would be reasonable to say that Adam has strength in the critical thinking skill of _________________.

Which of the following precautions is most relevant when identifying the promising option during decision making?

Describe the more or less rational psychological process that occurs when the decision maker is restructuring his or her appraisal of the various options so that the to-be-chosen option will emerge as the dominant one.

Are there any evolutionarily advantageous consequences for our species, given that human dominance structuring is a natural phenomenon?

Haley, a CEO of a new tech company, prioritizes the need to support high quality reflective decision making in her organization. Like her, almost all of her employees are young and eager. Describe some actions that will help her achieve that goal.

Which of the following is most likely to occur during the pre-editing phase of dominance structuring?

What is one of the risks of dominance structuring?

Which of the following precautions is most relevant when fortifying the to-be-chosen option during decision making?

Which of the following precautions is most relevant when fortifying the to-be-chosen option during decision making?

Humans assess their options in the light of the decision-critical attributes during the ___________ phase of the search for dominance.

Which of the following precautions is most relevant when identifying the promising option during decision making?

Explain the key similarities between the precautions one should take when identifying the promising option.

Which of the following precautions is most relevant when testing the promising option against the other reasonable choices during decision making?

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Exam 11: Reflective Decision Making

In dominance structuring, the "to-be-chosen" option is the same as the promising option provided that _______________.

Explain the problems that are likely to be faced in trading off criteria during the process of fortifying an option.

Which of the following precautions is most relevant during the pre-editing phase of decision making?

One reason that our judicial system allows for appeals to higher courts is that the higher court is more likely ________.

Which of the following is most likely not to occur during the human decision-making process?

What are decision-critical attributes?

Adam is good at monitoring his decisions and revising them when he realizes that he has made a mistake. It would be reasonable to say that Adam has strength in the critical thinking skill of _________________.

Which of the following precautions is most relevant when identifying the promising option during decision making?

Describe the more or less rational psychological process that occurs when the decision maker is restructuring his or her appraisal of the various options so that the to-be-chosen option will emerge as the dominant one.

Are there any evolutionarily advantageous consequences for our species, given that human dominance structuring is a natural phenomenon?

Haley, a CEO of a new tech company, prioritizes the need to support high quality reflective decision making in her organization. Like her, almost all of her employees are young and eager. Describe some actions that will help her achieve that goal.

Which of the following is most likely to occur during the pre-editing phase of dominance structuring?

What is one of the risks of dominance structuring?

Which of the following precautions is most relevant when fortifying the to-be-chosen option during decision making?

Which of the following precautions is most relevant when fortifying the to-be-chosen option during decision making?

Humans assess their options in the light of the decision-critical attributes during the ___________ phase of the search for dominance.

Which of the following precautions is most relevant when identifying the promising option during decision making?

Explain the key similarities between the precautions one should take when identifying the promising option.

Which of the following precautions is most relevant when testing the promising option against the other reasonable choices during decision making?

The Power of Critical Thinking

Critical Thinking Mindset and Skills

Solve Problems and Succeed in College

Clarify Ideas and Concepts

Analyze Arguments and Diagram Decisions

Evaluate the Credibility of Claims and Sources

Evaluate Arguments: Four Basic Tests

Valid Inferences

Warranted Inferences

Snap Judgments:risks and Benefits of Heuristic Thinking

Comparative Reasoning

Ideological Reasoning

Empirical Reasoning

Write Sound and Effective Arguments

Ethical Decision Making

The Logic of Declarative Statements

Critical Thinking in the Social Sciences

Critical Thinking in the Natural Sciences

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