PHL 320 Week 2 Knowledge Check Study Guide.Concepts Mastery Questions
The stages of decision
making 100% 1 2 3
Organizational decision
making 100% 4 5
... [Show More] 6
Rhetorical devices I,
rhetorical devices II,
rhetorical devices III,
rhetorical devices IV, and
proof surrogates and
repetition
100% 7 8 9
Fallacies that involve
appeals to emotion, some
non-emotion-based 100%
fallacies, and two wrongs
make a right
10 11 12
The ad hominem fallacy,
the genetic fallacy, straw
man, false dilemma,
slippery slope, misplacing
the burden of proof, and
begging the question
100% 13 14 15
Concept: The stages of decision making
Mastery 100% Questions 1 2 3
1.
Which stage of the decision-making process precedes the stage of generating alternative
solutions to a problem?
Correct:
The Correct Answer is: B.
The stage that precedes the stage of generating alternative solutions to a problem
involves recognizing and diagnosing the problem. Problems may even represent
opportunities that need to be utilized. In such cases, managers must decide on the
best way to seize such opportunities.
A. Evaluating the alternative solutions to the problem at hand
B. Identifying the problem and recognizing that it must be
solved
C. Evaluating the final decision by analyzing how well it works
D. Selecting the best course of action to solve the problem
2.
Identify the last step of the decision-making process.
Correct:
The Correct Answer is: A.
The last step of the decision-making process involves evaluating the final decision. In
this step, managers estimate how well the decisions they have made work.
A. Evaluating the decision
B. Evaluating the alternatives
C. Identifying the problem
D. Implementing the decision
3.
Cho, a manager at Freshtrans Corp., a potato chips manufacturing company, notices a
sharp decline in the company's revenues. She asks her team to diagnose the issue and
suggest ways of recovering the lost revenue. When Alex, one of her team members,
suggests a solution to overcome the problem, Cho immediately decides to use Alex's
Correct:
The Correct Answer is: C.
In this scenario, Cho has applied the concept of satisficing in making her decision.
When managers satisfice, they generally do not compare their choices against other
options; they simply compare their choices against their goals.
suggestion without urging her team to contribute any more suggestions. Cho claims that
Alex's idea is feasible and that they have neither the time nor the information to evaluate
other alternatives at this point. Which of the following concepts of decision making has
Cho most likely applied in this scenario?
A. Maximizing
B. Optimizing
C. Satisficing
D. Minimizing
Concept: Organizational decision making
Mastery 100% Questions 4 5 6
4.
Which of the following models of decision making is most likely to arise when people
contend with one another for resources or disagree with each other on goals? [Show Less]