2021 Disaster Response End of Semester Exam

Ethics includes all of the following concepts except:

• Respect for others

• Legality

• Honesty

• Fairness

The bias in the thinking function is toward:

• Integrity

• Innovation

• Effectiveness

• Stability

Which of the following shows a flexible decision-making approach?

• Calling in an outside mediator

• Suspending judgment to see the points of view of others

• Forcing parties in a conflict to relinquish authority

• Sticking to your own dominant decision-making style

If limited time is a factor in decision making, it is preferable to have a/an _________ make the decision.

• Individual

• Group

Criteria for evaluating alternative solutions includes all of the following except:

• Efficiency

• Prediction

• Adequacy

• Appropriateness

Which of the following is not an impediment to decision making in a crisis?

• Conflicting Political Agents

• Perceived or real time pressure

• An action plan

• Lack of information

Allowing citizens to shelter in place during a major hurricane creates:

• Neither

• Solutions

• Both

• Problems

One cause of ‘groupthink’ is:

• Lack of power

• Inclusiveness

• Pressured toward conformity

• Genuine Consensus

Another name for ethical competency is:

• Motivation

• Consciousness

• Commitment

• Skill

Which is an attribute of an effective decision maker who assumes responsibility for beginning the decision-making process and seeing it through? They take an active part in making things better.

• Self-knowledge

• Selectivity

• Currency

• Initiative