Exam 11: Decision Making and Creativity

_______ is a mode of thinking that people engage in when they are deeply involved in a cohesive in-group, when members' strivings for unanimity override their motivation to realistically appraise alternative courses of action.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 61

The _______ model of decision making explains how managers should make decisions.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 62

A PERT chart is a graphic representation of the process underlying decisions.

(True/False)

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Question 63

Making judgments or decisions that come to mind on their own, without explicit awareness of the evoking cues and without explicit evaluation of the validity of those cues, is called:

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 64

A person with a low tolerance for ambiguity who is oriented toward task and technical concerns when making a decision is known as:

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 65

Intuitive processes are influenced by:

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 66

________ models of decision making explain how managers actually make decisions.

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Question 67

Nonrational models of decision making explain how managers actually make decisions.

(True/False)

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Question 68

Individuals who are directive in decision-making style:

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 69

What is "groupthink"? What causes it? How would a manager be able to recognize that groupthink is occurring?

(Essay)

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Question 70

A manager of an advertising firm appointed two employees to strike an advertising deal with one of their big clients. They were chosen as they had made a similar agreement previously with another client. Which of the following biases was the manager engaging in?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 71

The first stage of the creative performance behavior process is:

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 72

The forms of intuition are:

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 73

The first step in Bagley's decision tree is, "Does the proposed action maximize shareholder value?"

(True/False)

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Question 74

Instinct, insight, and intuition are synonymous; that is, they are the same thing.

(True/False)

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Question 75

Individuals who are analytical in decision-making style:

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 76

__________ represent(s) cognitive shortcuts or biases that are used to simplify the process of making decisions.

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Question 77

Which of the following is not a disadvantage of group decision making?

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Question 78

Normative intuition represents the notion that decision makers are restricted by a variety of constraints when making decisions.

(True/False)

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Question 79

The extent to which a person has a high need for structure or control in his or her life is known as that person's tolerance for ambiguity.

(True/False)

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_______ is a mode of thinking that people engage in when they are deeply involved in a cohesive in-group, when members' strivings for unanimity override their motivation to realistically appraise alternative courses of action.

The _______ model of decision making explains how managers should make decisions.

A PERT chart is a graphic representation of the process underlying decisions.

Making judgments or decisions that come to mind on their own, without explicit awareness of the evoking cues and without explicit evaluation of the validity of those cues, is called:

A person with a low tolerance for ambiguity who is oriented toward task and technical concerns when making a decision is known as:

Intuitive processes are influenced by:

________ models of decision making explain how managers actually make decisions.

Nonrational models of decision making explain how managers actually make decisions.

Individuals who are directive in decision-making style:

What is "groupthink"? What causes it? How would a manager be able to recognize that groupthink is occurring?

A manager of an advertising firm appointed two employees to strike an advertising deal with one of their big clients. They were chosen as they had made a similar agreement previously with another client. Which of the following biases was the manager engaging in?

The first stage of the creative performance behavior process is:

The forms of intuition are:

The first step in Bagley's decision tree is, "Does the proposed action maximize shareholder value?"

Instinct, insight, and intuition are synonymous; that is, they are the same thing.

Individuals who are analytical in decision-making style:

__________ represent(s) cognitive shortcuts or biases that are used to simplify the process of making decisions.

Which of the following is not a disadvantage of group decision making?

Normative intuition represents the notion that decision makers are restricted by a variety of constraints when making decisions.

The extent to which a person has a high need for structure or control in his or her life is known as that person's tolerance for ambiguity.

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