Assignment: Principles of Wise Decision Making
Before you start: If you haven't done so yet, think about a personal decision you would like to work on. You will probably benefit most from the work we do in the next couple weeks if you pick a decision that is really difficult and important to you, and that you don't mind sharing with your class mates. It should be a decision on which you have not already made up your mind.
You will be able to keep working on the same decision for the rest of the class, as long as this is still helpful to you, or start over with a new one later.
1. Your Decision.
Briefly (!) describe the decision you want to work on during this class.
[For this question there are no wrong answers! It really only serves as information for me, so that your answers later on will make sense.]
2. Cognitive Conflict.
2. a) Do you experience an optimal (intermediate) amount of cognitive conflict for your decision? Explain why, or why not.
2. b) How could you raise the level of cognitive conflict in your decision?
2.c) How could you lower it?
3. Warning Signs and Correctives.
By writing into the table below, reflect on how each of the three principles of wise decision-making might have been impacting your thoughts about your own decision before you began this course. For each of the three departures from wise decision-making, describe two warning signs you have been able to observe in yourself. Then, for each warning sign, indicate a corrective measure that you could take to deal with these problems. You need to address each principle, the warning signs that may have been present, and the proposed solution for each. (In other words, you need to write into each of the non-colored cells.)
4. Problem Structuring.
Structure (define) your own decision in the way the book suggests, so that you can start with a clean slate.
• Eliminate all your alternatives from your decision problem question.
• Structure your question in an open-ended format.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also Include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.