Health - Making Decisions and Setting Goals

1. What is the main conclusion of the 2011 study on judges and parole decisions?

• Judges were more likely to grant parole in the morning than the afternoon.

• Judges are more lenient later in the day.
• Parole outcomes are the same regardless of the time of day.
• Judges' decisions are unaffected by external factors.

2. What is the primary explanation given in the video for the difference in parole decisions between morning and afternoon?

• The Judges were likely more exhausted in the afternoon.

• Judges have more time to review cases in the afternoon, leading to better decisions.
• Parole decisions are influenced by the weather conditions at the time.
• Judges are more lenient in the afternoon due to increased confidence.

Which of the following is NOT identified in the video as a factor that can contribute to decision fatigue?

• The frequency of decisions that need to be made

• The complexity of the decisions that need to be made 

• The novelty of the decisions that need to be made 

• The emotional investment of the decisions that need to be made 

Which of the following types of decisions is least likely to contribute to decision fatigue?

• Routine decisions
• Complex decisions
• Emotional decisions
• High-stakes decisions

Which of the following strategies does the video recommend for avoiding decision fatigue? (choose three)

• make fewer daily decisions

• imagine your decisions are someone else's

• relax about making lees important decisions and focus on the more important ones

• delegate your personal decisions to someone else to relive the stress of making them yourself