Chapter 11 Quiz MAN3240
decision
A(an) _______ tree is a graphical representation of the process underlying decisions.
False
The degree to which people focus on either task and technical concerns or people and social concerns when making decisions is known as their analytical preference.
Rational decision making is a struggle.
Which of the following is one of the assumptions underlying nonrational models of decision making?
Behavioral
An individual who enjoys working with others and enjoys social interactions in which opinions are openly exchanged exhibits which decision-making style?
False
In the anchoring bias, the decision maker tends to assess the likelihood of an event based on impressions of similar events.
True
It is suspected that judgmental heuristics are partly to blame for inaccurate diagnoses and treatment by physicians and other health care professionals because they don't have the time to consider all of a patient's symptoms.
True
Often, decision makers select the most readily available ideas or solutions. Therefore, they are advised to evaluate a broader set of alternatives.
overestimation of opponents
Which of the following is not a symptom of groupthink?
idea generation
The making of new mental connections regarding the creative task or problem at hand is represented in the _________ stage of the creative performance process.
True
The sources of creative behaviors are both person and situation factors.