Question 1

Escalation of commitment can be minimized by ensuring that:

Accepted Answer

A) there are ready-made alternatives to resolve the problem. 
B) those who choose the decision are different from those who implement and evaluate it. 
C) the team leader has strong opinions about the preferred options. 
D) organizational goals are relatively ambiguous. 
E) the person who makes the decision is also responsible for terminating the project. 
A) there are ready-made alternatives to resolve the problem. 
B) those who choose the decision are different from those who implement and evaluate it. 
C) the team leader has strong opinions about the preferred options. 
D) organizational goals are relatively ambiguous. 
E) the person who makes the decision is also responsible for terminating the project.

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT one of the ways emotions affect our choices?

Accepted Answer

A) Making preferences too early in the decision-making process. 
B) Changing the process of evaluating alternatives. 
C) Relying on emotions as if they were information. 
D) Being influenced by the emotions of others. 
E) All of the above are correct. 
A) Making preferences too early in the decision-making process. 
B) Changing the process of evaluating alternatives. 
C) Relying on emotions as if they were information. 
D) Being influenced by the emotions of others. 
E) All of the above are correct.

Question 3

Satisficing occurs when people continue on a failing course of action.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Morphological analysis is a test to identify people with a creative personality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Selecting the best decision alternative tends to be more difficult when organizational goals are:

Accepted Answer

A) unknown. 
B) ambiguous. 
C) in conflict with each other. 
D) not fully agreed upon by those participating in the decision. 
E) all of the above. 
A) unknown. 
B) ambiguous. 
C) in conflict with each other. 
D) not fully agreed upon by those participating in the decision. 
E) all of the above.

Question 6

Incubation and verification are:

Accepted Answer

A) stages of the creative process. 
B) elements of bounded rationality. 
C) elements of the MARS model. 
D) problems with team decision making. 
E) two forms of influence in organizations. 
A) stages of the creative process. 
B) elements of bounded rationality. 
C) elements of the MARS model. 
D) problems with team decision making. 
E) two forms of influence in organizations.

Question 7

Which of these statements about information processing in decision making is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Decision makers typically look at alternatives at the same time rather than sequentially. 
B) Perceptual biases distort the selection and interpretation of information. 
C) Decision makers don't think through all of the possible alternatives and their outcomes. 
D) Decision makers engage in a limited search for and evaluation of alternatives. 
E) Decision makers compare each alternative against an implicit favorite. 
A) Decision makers typically look at alternatives at the same time rather than sequentially. 
B) Perceptual biases distort the selection and interpretation of information. 
C) Decision makers don't think through all of the possible alternatives and their outcomes. 
D) Decision makers engage in a limited search for and evaluation of alternatives. 
E) Decision makers compare each alternative against an implicit favorite.

Question 8

Which of these statements about creativity is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) Creativity is found in only 15 per cent of the adult population in Canada. 
B) Creative people have no knowledge of the fundamental issues on that decision problem. 
C) Creativity is strongest when employees have formed strong mental models. 
D) Creative people have a strong need for social approval. 
E) Creative people possess sufficient knowledge and experience on the subject. 
A) Creativity is found in only 15 per cent of the adult population in Canada. 
B) Creative people have no knowledge of the fundamental issues on that decision problem. 
C) Creativity is strongest when employees have formed strong mental models. 
D) Creative people have a strong need for social approval. 
E) Creative people possess sufficient knowledge and experience on the subject.

Question 9

Describe the four stages of the creative process.

Accepted Answer

Preparation.In this stage, you gather th

Question 10

The rational decision making model begins with:

Accepted Answer

A) evaluating alternatives. 
B) recognizing and defining the problem. 
C) searching for alternatives. 
D) implementing the solution. 
E) searching for information about outcomes to each alternative. 
A) evaluating alternatives. 
B) recognizing and defining the problem. 
C) searching for alternatives. 
D) implementing the solution. 
E) searching for information about outcomes to each alternative.

Question 11

Which of the following questions is NOT explicitly considered in the contingencies of employee involvement?

Accepted Answer

A) Do subordinates need to develop their decision-making skills? 
B) Is conflict among subordinates over preferred solutions likely? 
C) Is the problem well structured? 
D) How important is subordinate commitment to the decision? 
E) Do subordinates have sufficient information to make a high-quality decision? 
A) Do subordinates need to develop their decision-making skills? 
B) Is conflict among subordinates over preferred solutions likely? 
C) Is the problem well structured? 
D) How important is subordinate commitment to the decision? 
E) Do subordinates have sufficient information to make a high-quality decision?

Question 12

Post-decisional justification causes decision makers to forget what decision they made.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Divergent thinking increases the level of:

Accepted Answer

A) programmed decision making. 
B) creativity. 
C) bounded rationality. 
D) escalation of commitment. 
E) Divergent thinking improves none of these decision processes. 
A) programmed decision making. 
B) creativity. 
C) bounded rationality. 
D) escalation of commitment. 
E) Divergent thinking improves none of these decision processes.

Question 14

The creative potential of a person tends to increase with his or her:

Accepted Answer

A) ability to synthesize information. 
B) ability to analyze ideas. 
C) ability to apply ideas. 
D) ability to be persistent. 
E) All of these statements are correct. 
A) ability to synthesize information. 
B) ability to analyze ideas. 
C) ability to apply ideas. 
D) ability to be persistent. 
E) All of these statements are correct.

Question 15

The rational choice paradigm assumes that decision makers have limited information-processing capabilities and engage in a limited search for alternatives.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

A committee of employees developed a process whereby they would choose a new office-cleaning firm from the six companies that tendered proposals for the contract.The process involved carefully assessing each firm on the four factors that were most important (e.g.cost), weighting the importance of each factor and then choosing the firm with the highest score.This decision-making activity potentially minimizes problems associated with:

Accepted Answer

A) production blocking. 
B) constructive conflict. 
C) satisficing. 
D) problem identification. 
E) this process has no value in decision making and is discouraged in the textbook. 
A) production blocking. 
B) constructive conflict. 
C) satisficing. 
D) problem identification. 
E) this process has no value in decision making and is discouraged in the textbook.

Question 17

The decision maker's emotions play an important role in his or her identification of a problem or opportunity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Decision structure, risk of conflict, and decision commitment are:

Accepted Answer

A) three conditions required for bounded rationality. 
B) factors that support implicit favorites. 
C) contingencies of employee involvement. 
D) causes of escalating commitment. 
E) constraints of team decision making. 
A) three conditions required for bounded rationality. 
B) factors that support implicit favorites. 
C) contingencies of employee involvement. 
D) causes of escalating commitment. 
E) constraints of team decision making.

Question 19

Creative people tend to have a high need for social approval.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Availability heuristic refers to:

Accepted Answer

A) the tendency to choose an alternative that is good enough rather than the best. 
B) the tendency for people to influence an initial anchor point. 
C) the tendency to evaluate probabilities of events or objects by the degree to which they remember other events or objects. 
D) the natural tendency to assign higher probabilities to objects or events that are easier to recall from memory. 
E) the tendency for decision makers to evaluate alternatives sequentially rather than comparing them all at once. 
A) the tendency to choose an alternative that is good enough rather than the best. 
B) the tendency for people to influence an initial anchor point. 
C) the tendency to evaluate probabilities of events or objects by the degree to which they remember other events or objects. 
D) the natural tendency to assign higher probabilities to objects or events that are easier to recall from memory. 
E) the tendency for decision makers to evaluate alternatives sequentially rather than comparing them all at once.

Escalation of commitment can be minimized by ensuring that:

Which of the following is NOT one of the ways emotions affect our choices?

Satisficing occurs when people continue on a failing course of action.

Morphological analysis is a test to identify people with a creative personality.

Selecting the best decision alternative tends to be more difficult when organizational goals are:

Incubation and verification are:

Which of these statements about information processing in decision making is FALSE?

Which of these statements about creativity is TRUE?

Describe the four stages of the creative process.

The rational decision making model begins with:

Which of the following questions is NOT explicitly considered in the contingencies of employee involvement?

Post-decisional justification causes decision makers to forget what decision they made.

Divergent thinking increases the level of:

The creative potential of a person tends to increase with his or her:

The rational choice paradigm assumes that decision makers have limited information-processing capabilities and engage in a limited search for alternatives.

The decision maker's emotions play an important role in his or her identification of a problem or opportunity.

Decision structure, risk of conflict, and decision commitment are:

Creative people tend to have a high need for social approval.

Availability heuristic refers to:

Introduction to the Field of Organizational Behavior

Individual Behavior, Personality, and Values

Perception and Learning in Organizations

Workplace Emotions, Attitudes and Stress

Foundations of Employee Motivation

Applied Performance Practices

Team Dynamics

Communicating in Teams and Organizations

Power and Influence in the Workplace

Conflict and Negotiation in the Workplace

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Exam 7: Decision Making and Creativity

Escalation of commitment can be minimized by ensuring that:

Which of the following is NOT one of the ways emotions affect our choices?

Satisficing occurs when people continue on a failing course of action.

Morphological analysis is a test to identify people with a creative personality.

Selecting the best decision alternative tends to be more difficult when organizational goals are:

Incubation and verification are:

Which of these statements about information processing in decision making is FALSE?

Which of these statements about creativity is TRUE?

Describe the four stages of the creative process.

The rational decision making model begins with:

Which of the following questions is NOT explicitly considered in the contingencies of employee involvement?

Post-decisional justification causes decision makers to forget what decision they made.

Divergent thinking increases the level of:

The creative potential of a person tends to increase with his or her:

The rational choice paradigm assumes that decision makers have limited information-processing capabilities and engage in a limited search for alternatives.

The decision maker's emotions play an important role in his or her identification of a problem or opportunity.

Decision structure, risk of conflict, and decision commitment are:

Creative people tend to have a high need for social approval.

Availability heuristic refers to:

Introduction to the Field of Organizational Behavior

Individual Behavior, Personality, and Values

Perception and Learning in Organizations

Workplace Emotions, Attitudes and Stress

Foundations of Employee Motivation

Applied Performance Practices

Team Dynamics

Communicating in Teams and Organizations

Power and Influence in the Workplace

Conflict and Negotiation in the Workplace

Leadership in Organizational Settings

Organizational Structure

Organizational Culture

Organizational Change

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