Exam 9: Communication and Decision-Making

A group is discussing an issue. A lot of different opinions have been strongly stated. The leader calls for a vote. The tally is 10-9. This suggests that the group voted during which phase of decision-making?

During the group discussion, the members decide that whatever decision they make must be inexpensive and must be able to be accomplished within the next two weeks. According to vigilant interaction theory, this is an example of which of these characteristics of effective decision-making?

Satisficing occurs when which of the following is true?

Which of the following is likely an example of the garbage can model of decision-making?

The group is deciding whether to focus on short-term or long-term goals as a solution. Which step is this according to Dewey's rational decision-making model?

Which of the following is not likely to lead to satisficing?

What are three critiques or issues that prescriptive/rational models of decision-making do not seem to account for?

Which of the following behaviors would you expect to find during the emergence phase of group decision-making?

Which of the following does not represent an antecedent condition of groupthink?

A group seems to have made significant progress toward reaching agreement on a solution to a problem but then conflict occurs about what the real problem might be, and so some different solutions are suggested and then a new solution agreed upon. Which of the following does this seem to represent?

Rational models assume decision-making groups have time to process their decisions thoughtfully.

Spiral models of decision-making force groups to proceed in a linear, sequential manner through the decision-making process.

Which of the following not a symptom of groupthink?

Explain the difference between a prescriptive and a descriptive model of small group decision-making needed. Then, provide one example of a prescriptive and one example of a descriptive model of small group decision-making and compare the models' relative strengths and weaknesses.

The concept of retrospective rationality might be defined as

Which of the following behaviors would you expect to find during the orientation phase of group decision-making?

Satisficing is probably rare in actual decision-making teams.

Discussing alternative solutions should reduce faulty decision-making.

Which of the following behaviors would you not expect to find during the orientation phase of group decision-making?

Which of the following is an example of organization decision-makers participating in retrospective rationality?