Question 1

Which of the following is false about satisficing behavior?

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A)   Decision makers choose an alternative to maximize a goal.
B)   Decision makers do not assess all possible alternatives.
C)   Decision makers can change the goal of the decision problem.
D)   Decision makers choose an alternative that is good enough to reach the goal.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 2

Which of the following is not a stream in the garbage can model of decision making?

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A)   Choice opportunity.
B)   Participant.
C)   Solution.
D)   Alternative.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 3

A dominant figure in a decision-making group is not a liability of group decision making.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The decision-making model that views power as a central feature of the decision process is

Accepted Answer

A)   Rational.
B)   Political.
C)   Garbage can.
D)   Unstructured.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

As the decision-making process becomes less authoritative, social interaction decreases between the decision maker and others involved in the decision.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The availability heuristic describes the tendency for people to use information easily retrieved from memory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Ethical questions can arise in all ______________ of the decision-making process.

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Question 8

The judgment bias that describes the tendency to recall and use information easily retrieved from memory is

Accepted Answer

A)   The representativeness heuristic.
B)   The anchoring and adjustment heuristic.
C)   The availability heuristic.
D)   The framing effect.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 9

Which of the following statements is false about the nominal group technique?

Accepted Answer

A)   Group members publicly vote on the ideas generated.
B)   In the early stages of the process, there is no verbal interaction.
C)   Because there is no interaction, one person cannot dominate the conversation.
D)   The nominal group technique generates a large amount of information about a problem.E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 10

Which of the following is not a group decision-making asset?

Accepted Answer

A)   Increased information.
B)   Job satisfaction.
C)   Favored alternative.
D)   Personal development.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 11

People prefer to take risks in decisions involving ______________.

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The answer of People prefer to take risks in decisions...

Question 12

An organization has a strong policy that those employees with seniority get first chance at promotions, vacation time, and other privileges. A supervisor who needs to decide who gets priority for vacation time will likely use which of the following decision strategies?

Accepted Answer

A)   Unprogrammed decision strategy.
B)   Programmed decision strategy.
C)   It is impossible to tell from the information given.
D)   The supervisor will not use any decision strategy described in the answers.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 13

Groupthink involves excessive conformity to a group norm that supports agreement among group members.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The bounded rationality decision-making model sees limits on information available to the decision maker and limitations in dealing with complex problems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The group decision-making method in which a person is assigned the role of critically assessing the group's chosen alternative is

Accepted Answer

A)   The devil's advocate technique.
B)   Dialectical inquiry.
C)   The nominal group technique.
D)   Brainstorming.E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 16

The concept or term ____________ emphasizes a decision maker's search for satisfactory, not optimal, solutions.

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Question 17

______________ involves excessive ______________ to a group norm that supports agreement among group members.

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Groupthink...

Question 18

The garbage can decision-making model views decisions as happening at the convergence of problem streams, solutions streams, participant streams, and choice opportunity streams.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Pressures for decision behavior consistency and the desire to appear rational can result in escalation of commitment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Groups that experience groupthink are aware of the ethical implications of the group's decision.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 14: Decision-Making and Problem-Solving Processes

As the decision-making process becomes less authoritative, social interaction decreases between the decision maker and others involved in the decision.

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The availability heuristic describes the tendency for people to use information easily retrieved from memory.

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______________ involves excessive ______________ to a group norm that supports agreement among group members.

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Groupthink involves excessive conformity to a group norm that supports agreement among group members.

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Pressures for decision behavior consistency and the desire to appear rational can result in escalation of commitment.

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The bounded rationality decision-making model sees limits on information available to the decision maker and limitations in dealing with complex problems.

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Groups that experience groupthink are aware of the ethical implications of the group's decision.

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Which of the following is false about satisficing behavior?

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Ethical questions can arise in all ______________ of the decision-making process.

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People prefer to take risks in decisions involving ______________.

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The judgment bias that describes the tendency to recall and use information easily retrieved from memory is

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The decision-making model that views power as a central feature of the decision process is

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An organization has a strong policy that those employees with seniority get first chance at promotions, vacation time, and other privileges. A supervisor who needs to decide who gets priority for vacation time will likely use which of the following decision strategies?

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The concept or term ____________ emphasizes a decision maker's search for satisfactory, not optimal, solutions.

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The garbage can decision-making model views decisions as happening at the convergence of problem streams, solutions streams, participant streams, and choice opportunity streams.

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Which of the following statements is false about the nominal group technique?

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A dominant figure in a decision-making group is not a liability of group decision making.

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Which of the following is not a group decision-making asset?

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The group decision-making method in which a person is assigned the role of critically assessing the group's chosen alternative is

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Which of the following is not a stream in the garbage can model of decision making?

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