SLS Chapter 10 Making Good Decisions

Decision-making is the process of

• A. thinking critically.

• B. working backward.

• C. choosing from various alternatives

• D. using analogies.

Giving your decision time is a strategy to follow when you

• A. determine outcomes.

• B. assess alternatives.

• C. freewrite.

• D. can't make up your mind.

If you are having trouble making up your mind, you can always

• A. carry out a random decision anyways.

• B. ignore your gut feeling.

• C. ask for advice.

• D. determine your short- and long-term goals.

You envision yourself in the future and how various options to your problem play out. What are you doing?

• A. asking for advice

• B. making a mental movie prior to making a decision

• C. giving the decision time

• D. going with your gut feeling

Decision-making is focused on choosing among alternatives. What is problem-solving focused on?

• A. following guidelines

• B. generating alternatives

• C. critical thinking

• D. creating solutions

Selecting among alternatives is the process of

• A. transferring.

• B. rethinking.

• C. decision-making.

• D. problem-solving.

Every decision starts with

• A. thinking through all your options.

• B. creating a practical, doable plan.

• C. identifying your short- and long-term goals.

• D. clarifying the details of your situation.

Admitting that a decision was a mistake is often the wisest and most courageous course of action

• True

• False

Changing colleges is referred to as

• A. reconsidering.

• B. freewriting.

• C. decision making.

• D. transferring.

When choosing among alternatives decisions, which is a strategy if you can’t make up your mind?

• Give the decision time

• Make a mental movie, acting out various alternatives

• Ask for advice

• Ask for advice

• All of the above