Exam 5: Perception, Decision Making, and Problem Solving

Order effects research indicates that the sequence in which information is presented can influence subsequent judgments based on that information.

Research has shown that people make judgments about others in as little as ______.

Losses weigh more heavily emotionally in decision-making than an equivalent gain.

Andre has been accused of exhibiting too much political behavior at work in the past. According to the text, what is one way he can reduce this perception of his political behavior?

Describe three of the major decision traps and how to avoid them.

The primacy effect is said to persist due to ______, where initial information affects the conclusion one draws, and this conclusion then impacts later judgments.

Research of _____ confirms that information presented early in a sequence affects judgments made later.

Describe common perceptual biases with examples.

Ruth believes the statement "You never get a second chance to make a good first impression." Ruth may be subject to which perceptual bias?

Which of the following from the book Thinking Fast and Slow describes System 2 Thinking?

Which of the following occurs when people are asked to generate their own explanations of factual statements presented to them?

Managers who collect information and use analytical techniques make decisions that are ______.

Tom has been told that he succumbs to the primacy effect at times. In order to offset this perceptual bias when making a decision, Tom needs to ______.

Intuition should not be involved in a leader's decision-making processes.

Which of the following is defined by readily available information that comes to a person's mind when making a decision?

Describe Levy's strategies for how to remember every name, every time.

Describe Amabile's three-component model of creativity.

Christine recently read Blink: The Power of Thinking without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell and she is trying to explain the concept of "thin-slicing" to her colleagues. Which of the following statements could she use to best describe the concept of "thin-slicing"?

Describe prospect theory and the importance of framing a decision.

Cheryl is completing performance evaluations for her employees. She is set to evaluate Ray's performance. Ray has performed very high throughout the evaluation period. All of the employees she has evaluated today were very high performers. Under the contrast effect, Cheryl is likely to evaluate Ray's performance as ______.