Question 1

People are most creative when management puts intense pressure on them to produce creative ideas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

At what stage of the rational choice decision making model would we consider whether the decision is programmed or nonprogrammed?

Accepted Answer

A) Identifying the problem or opportunity. 
B) Choosing the most appropriate decision process. 
C) Developing alternative solutions. 
D) Choosing the best alternative. 
E) Evaluating decision outcomes.

Question 3

Decision makers typically look at alternatives sequentially and compare each alternative to an implicit favourite.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of these statements about intuition is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) People sometimes justify biased and non-systematic decision making as intuition. 
B) Intuition incorporates logical reasoning that has become habit over time. 
C) Intuition is particularly valuable when the decision maker has extensive tacit knowledge. 
D) Intuition is both an emotional experience and a rapid unconscious analytic process. 
E) All of these statements are truE.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Establishing a pre-set level at which the decision is abandoned or re-evaluated is recommended mainly to:

Accepted Answer

A) minimize reliance on an implicit favourite. 
B) avoid relying on mental models to recognize problems or opportunities. 
C) minimize escalation of commitment. 
D) minimize problem identification. 
E) reduce the incidence of satisficing.

Question 7

Employees should not make the final decision alone when conflict is likely among employees.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

People with a high need to convey a positive image of themselves are more likely to:

Accepted Answer

A) identify problems when none exist. 
B) engage in escalation of commitment. 
C) participate in risky decisions. 
D) follow the rational choice model of decision making. 
E) view problems as opportunities.

Question 9

When making important decisions,emotional markers guide our preference among the decision alternatives.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The rational choice paradigm assumes that decision makers have well-articulated and agreed-on organizational goals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The first stage of the creative process is:

Accepted Answer

A) divergent thinking. 
B) preparation. 
C) experimentation. 
D) insight. 
E) intuition.

Question 12

Employee involvement improves the number and quality of solutions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Satisficing refers to:

Accepted Answer

A) the tendency to choose an alternative that is good enough rather than the best. 
B) the feeling employees experience when they are not involved in a decision in which they would have made a valuable contribution. 
C) a desirable outcome of decision making when several employees participate in the decision process. 
D) the feeling employees experience when they make the right decision. 
E) the tendency for decision makers to evaluate alternatives sequentially rather than comparing them all at oncE.

Question 14

When in a positive mood,people pay more attention to details and follow a nonprogrammed decision routine.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Creative people value self-direction,but also have a strong need to follow rules.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of these statements about creative people is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) Creativity is found in only 15 percent 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 17

People tend to be more creative when:

Accepted Answer

A) they have a reasonable level of job security. 
B) they are secluded from colleagues in other areas of the organization. 
C) they risk losing their job if their ideas fail. 
D) they lack personal freedom to try things out. 
E) they have all of these conditions.

Question 18

Mental models have what effect on the decision-making process?

Accepted Answer

A) They perpetuate assumptions that make it difficult to see new opportunities. 
B) They cause production blocking in decision making. 
C) They make it unnecessary to develop alternative solutions to the problem. 
D) They cause decision makers to maximize rather than satisfice. 
E) They help people to be more creative in decision making.

Question 19

Post-decisional justification gives people an excessively optimistic evaluation of their decisions,until they receive very clear and undeniable information to the contrary.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Need for stimulation,the ability to synthesize ideas,and low need for social approval are characteristics of:

Accepted Answer

A) people who tend to be more creative. 
B) convergent thinkers. 
C) employees with a high evaluation apprehension. 
D) people who conform to peer pressure in decision making. 
E) people who are anarchists and anti-social.

Exam 7: Decision Making and Creativity

People are most creative when management puts intense pressure on them to produce creative ideas.

At what stage of the rational choice decision making model would we consider whether the decision is programmed or nonprogrammed?

Decision makers typically look at alternatives sequentially and compare each alternative to an implicit favourite.

Which of these statements about intuition is TRUE?

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

Establishing a pre-set level at which the decision is abandoned or re-evaluated is recommended mainly to:

Employees should not make the final decision alone when conflict is likely among employees.

People with a high need to convey a positive image of themselves are more likely to:

When making important decisions,emotional markers guide our preference among the decision alternatives.

The rational choice paradigm assumes that decision makers have well-articulated and agreed-on organizational goals.

The first stage of the creative process is:

Employee involvement improves the number and quality of solutions.

Satisficing refers to:

When in a positive mood,people pay more attention to details and follow a nonprogrammed decision routine.

Creative people value self-direction,but also have a strong need to follow rules.

Which of these statements about creative people is TRUE?

People tend to be more creative when:

Mental models have what effect on the decision-making process?

Post-decisional justification gives people an excessively optimistic evaluation of their decisions,until they receive very clear and undeniable information to the contrary.

Need for stimulation,the ability to synthesize ideas,and low need for social approval are characteristics of: