Exam 4: Foundations of Decision Making

Since all members of a group are rarely equal in status, most groups suffer from ________.

Personal judgments and emotions should always be strictly ignored in a decision-making process.

A highway speed limit is an example of a policy.

Sticking to a decision despite evidence that it is a mistake is called ________.

Programmed decisions draw heavily on which of the following?

Unstructured problems are ________.

Neural networks outperform expert systems in uncovering ________.

Herbert Simon found that in making decisions, most people satisficed because they had limited ability to ________.

Decision making begins with ________.

After purchasing new computers for her department, a manager is now comparing the performance of the new computers to the computers they replaced.Which stage of the decision-making process is she carrying out?

Intuitive decision making is systematic, logical, and orderly.

Implementing a procedure requires more judgment and interpretation than implementing a policy.

Programmed decisions tend to be routine.

Which model of decision making takes advantage of unconscious reasoning?

What advantages does videoconferencing provide for group decision making?

Following the directions to put together an elliptical exercise machine is an example of which way to solve a problem?

Programmed decisions work well for solving ________.

It is assumed that a rational decision maker ________.

Top managers in an organization tend to ________.

Which of the following is NOT allowed in a brainstorming session?