30 Questions
What aspect of decision making is affected by an injury to the vmPFC?
Emotions in decision making
Which brain structure is activated when reasoning about moral dilemmas, according to the text?
vmPFC
What view of individual decision making goes beyond cognition to consider broader issues?
Humanist view
Which psychological branch argues that motivations and actions stem from the need to self-actualize and pursue personal ambitions?
Humanistic psychology
What does the text suggest drives purposeful actions, according to the discussion of humanist psychology?
Meanings and choices
What concept refers to the phenomenon where failing software projects receive more resources despite being unsuccessful, as discussed by Tiwana (2006)?
Real options pursuit
According to Lewin et al (1990), why can trade union action to strike be perceived as rational despite potential incorrect forecasts of benefits and costs?
Maximizing self-interested behavior
What is a common reason for project escalation in a failing activity, as noted by Moon et al (2003)?
Irrational rationality
Which factor often leads to individuals persevering with ineffective beliefs, as suggested by Vander Shee (2008)?
Commonplace irrationality
In the context of decision-making, what is a key aspect that can lead to actions appearing irrational to observers but rational to the individual, based on the text?
Maximizing self-interested behavior
What term is used to describe the ways in which cause and effect are interpreted by a manager and shape how the manager believes a problem should be resolved?
Mental models
What can affect individual schemata and cognitive actions based on perceptions, such as the locus of power in an organization?
Irrational rationality
When managers resist changing their beliefs to correspond to actual observed evidence, what phenomenon is said to occur?
Perseverance of ineffective beliefs
In an organizational context, which factor is viewed negatively but has been shown to shape cognitive structures significantly?
Emotions
What term is used in the text to describe situations where individuals may not externally perceive their cognitive actions as rational?
Irrational rationality
What is a key aim of understanding erroneous decisions?
To anticipate and mitigate symptoms that lead to false judgements
How does the behavioural view of decision making differ from the 'internal mind' view?
It emphasizes the importance of observation over psychoanalysis
What concept suggests that individuals are defined by learned responses acquired throughout development?
Stimulus/response conditioning
How does the text view experience in motivating actions?
Experience is the key factor motivating actions
In decision making, what does the rational and analytical approach emphasize according to Mckenna & Martin-Smith (2005)?
The use of dispassionate processes
In the context of decision-making, what role do cognitive dissonance and conflicting moral views play?
They can lead to irrational rationality.
How does the cognitive view of decision-making perceive individuals?
As information processors with limitations.
What is emphasized in Herbert Simon's original work on human cognitive processing limitations?
The integration of short term memory and decision-making.
How are individual perceptions of external reality shaped according to the cognitive view?
Through schema development, mental constructs, and narratives.
What aspect of decision-making does Hardin III (1999) focus on in his development of decision-making approaches?
The limitations of human cognitive processing.
What factors can significantly shape cognitive structures, according to the text?
Experiences and communication vehicles
What may lead individuals to persevere with ineffective beliefs, as suggested by Vander Shee (2008)?
Locus of power in an organization
How can individual schemata and cognitive actions be affected according to the text?
Locus of power in an organization
What is a key aspect that can shape cognitive structures significantly in an organizational context?
Locus of power
What plays a crucial role in influencing individual schemata?
Role playing
Test your understanding of George Homans' theory on how the actions of individuals are shaped by perceptions of tasks, individual satisfaction, and personal development. Explore how group cohesion and interdependency influence decision-making within groups.
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