CM Study Guide 3.02

In the decision-making process, a trade-off is:

• an impulse decision.
• giving up one thing in return for another.
• a three-step process.
• a group of alternatives.

What effect does a family’s history of jobs/careers have on a student’s career choices?

• There will be no effects.
• The student might follow in a family member’s footsteps.
• The student will choose a career that no one in the family has chosen.
• The student might choose the career with the highest pay.

A person with good decision-making skills:

• waits until the problem has been defined by others.
• evaluates all the information before making the decision.
• always makes the right decision.
• makes decisions based on feelings.

When a person acts on a decision, there are always:

• evaluations.
• schedules.
• consequences.
• products.

How can a person determine that a decision was a good one?

• The decision met the person's goals.
• The person is making more money.
• Family members think that it was a good decision.
• The person is now using all of his/her skills.

Giving up rewards in one area to receive better benefits in another area is a:

• career plan.
• trade-off.
• short-term objective.
• job duty.

One’s environment includes all except:

• home.
• goals.
• school.
• community.

A person can judge the success of a decision by asking:

• did the decision help me meet my goal?
• am I making any money?
• did I follow all the steps in the process correctly?
• am I using all of my skills and training?

In decision-making, determine needs, analyze personal resources, and then:

• consider choices.
• gather information.
• make a decision.
• act on the decision.

An example of a human resource is:

• money.
• clothes.
• tools.
• experience.