DECISION MAKING AND REASONING

Process for choosing options by deciding on a course of action

• Thinking

• Decision

• Judgment

• Reasoning

Not included as an Assumptions on Administrative Model

• With clear goals

• Based on hunches

• Satisficing over maximizing goals

• Satisficing over maximizing goals

“Je pense donc je suis” or “_____________.” This comes from Descartes’ Discourse on the Method

• I know therefore I am

• We think therefore we know

• I think therefore I am

• I think before I click

All of the following are model of decision-making, except

• Classical Model

• Heuristics Model

• Administrative Model

• Political Model

It is a reasoning that evaluates propositions to arrive at a conclusion. “students study, then they get better grades."

• Syllogistic Reasoning

• Deductive Reasoning

• Conditional Reasoning

• Pragmatic Reasoning

Another form of poor judgment, where a person believes they are right and disregards any opposing evidence.

• Hindsight bias

• Illusory correlation

• Overconfidence

• Biased

There is a structured decision making process known by the acronym ______

• POCADCIES

• PODSIES

• POGADSCIE

Judgment is predicative. It applies rules based on facts to decide whether something should be believed to be true

• TRUE

• FALSE

A necessary aspect for mankind's survival and welfare

• Rational mind

• Determination

• Kindness

• Money

Based on subjective experience. It anticipates the future using observations from the past

• Inductive Reasoning

• Deductive Reasoning