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WorksheetsDecision-Making Process
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
There are several different ways you could solve a problem. Your choices are called:
Alternatives
Consequences
Risks
Opportunity costs
Whenever you make a decision, you have to be willing to accept the results. The results of your actions are called:
Alternatives
Consequences
Risks
Opportunity costs
Sarah decides to watch a movie instead of doing her math homework. What are some possible consequences of her decision?
She gets to relax
She gets a zero on her math homework
She gets to see a movie she hasn't seen before
She falls behind in math
The first step of the decision-making process is...
Listing the alternatives
Gathering information
Stating the decision to be made
Evaluating the results of your decision
The second step of the decision-making process is...
Evaluating the alternatives (finding reasons FOR and AGAINST each alternative)
Gathering information for each alternative
Stating the decision to be made
Evaluating the results of the decision you made
The final step of the decision-making process is..
Gathering information for each alternative
Stating the decision to be made
Evaluating the alternatives (coming up with reasons FOR and AGAINST each alternative)
Evaluating the results of the decision you made
True or False: The human brain is fully developed at 15 years of age.
True
False
Which part of the human brain is the last to develop?
Grey matter
Prefrontal cortex
Cerebellum
Temporal lobe
Which part of the brain is responsible for planning, reasoning, and decision-making?
Hippocampus
Parietal lobe
Prefrontal cortex
Amygdala
True or False: the Hippocampus is responsible for memory and learning.
True
False
True or False: Adults are more likely to make an impulse decision compared to teenagers.
True
False
Which part of the brain is considered the reward centre, and is not fully developed in teenagers.
Prefrontal cortex
Ventral Striatum
Hippocampus
Amygdala
True or False: Teenagers are more excited by reward than by negative consequences.
True
False
What is one of the last brain functions to develop?
Judgement
Decision-making
Empathy
Language
You take a chance and buy a lottery ticket. The possibility that you will lose your money is called:
An alternative
A consequence
A risk
An opportunity
You give something up because you want something else more. What you give up is called:
An alternative
A consequence
A risk
An opportunity cost
Joe forgot to pay his car payment on time. As a result, he has to pay a late fee. This late fee is:
An alternative
A consequence
A risk
An opportunity cost
