Exam 9: Problem Solving,decision Making,and Creativity

People who are involved in coming up with a solution are less likely to support the implementation of that solution since they know that the solution is still the supervisor's total responsibility.

According to the rational model of decision making,a decision maker first:

Stereotyping interferes with rational decision making because it:

Which of the following is an advantage of group decision making?

Samantha is a project supervisor for an ad agency.She calls a meeting to generate ideas for a new ad.During the meeting,she finds that some members do not speak at all.In this case,Samantha should:

The cure for stereotyping is to:

Rationalization interferes with good decisions when the decision maker focuses more on weighing alternatives against previously defined criteria than on justifying an alternative.

When people analyze alternatives,they tend to rely on their intuition and gut instincts instead of collecting impartial data.This is known as:

Which of the following is a true statement about creative thinking?

Which of the following refers to a rigid opinion about categories of people?

Which of the following is a true statement about probability theory?

When a manager needs to know about a decision,it is usually smart for a supervisor to:

In the process of bounded rationality,which of the following steps comes after one identifies the problem?

Which of the following is true of stereotyping?

Which of the following is typical of a decisive supervisor?

In the context of personal perspective as a compromise in decision making,people make the mistake of:

Mark,a supervisor at KMT Inc.,encourages his team members to come up with innovative suggestions.He reviews the suggestions with the employees,and if it results in monetary savings or profits,the employee who made the suggestion is awarded a $500 bonus.In this case,Mark is trying to:

A decision is a(n):

Crumbs is a popular bread manufacturing company.It is famous for its unsliced bread and many customers believe that slicing the bread will make it lose its flavor.So,when Charles,the manager of the company,decided to start selling presliced bread,assuming that the customers would find it more convenient,the customers protest.This is an example of the human compromise known as:

Assuming that everyone is alike is not a cure for stereotyping because it: