Decision-Making Process

There are several different ways you could solve a problem. Your choices are called:

• Alternatives

• Consequences

• Risks

• Opportunity costs

Whenever you make a decision, you have to be willing to accept the results. The results of your actions are called:

• Alternatives

• Consequences

• Risks

• Opportunity costs

Sarah decides to watch a movie instead of doing her math homework. What are some possible consequences of her decision?

• She gets to relax

• She gets a zero on her math homework

• She gets to see a movie she hasn't seen before

• She falls behind in math

The first step of the decision-making process is...

• Listing the alternatives

• Gathering information

• Stating the decision to be made

• Evaluating the results of your decision

The second step of the decision-making process is...

• Evaluating the alternatives (finding reasons FOR and AGAINST each alternative)

• Gathering information for each alternative

• Stating the decision to be made

• Evaluating the results of the decision you made

The final step of the decision-making process is..

• Gathering information for each alternative

• Stating the decision to be made

• Evaluating the alternatives (coming up with reasons FOR and AGAINST each alternative)

• Evaluating the results of the decision you made

True or False: The human brain is fully developed at 15 years of age.

• True

• False

Which part of the human brain is the last to develop?

• Grey matter

• Prefrontal cortex

• Cerebellum

• Temporal lobe

Which part of the brain is responsible for planning, reasoning, and decision-making?

• Hippocampus

• Parietal lobe

• Prefrontal cortex

• Amygdala

True or False: the Hippocampus is responsible for memory and learning.

• True

• False