DECISION MAKING

Question 1

WHAT ARE THE THREE DESION-MAKING STIMULI

Answer 1

RATIONAL CALCULATION

INTUITION/GUT FEELING

EMOTION

Question 2

WHAT ARE THE TWO METHODS OF DECISION-MAKING

Answer 2

ANALYTICAL

RECOGNITIONAL

Question 3

WHEN IS ANALYTICAL METHOD USED?

Answer 3

USE WHEN TIME IS NOT CRITICAL

Question 4

WHEN IS REGONITIONAL METHOD USED?

Answer 4

USED WHEN TIME IS CRITICAL; DURING CRISIS SITUATIONS

Question 5

WHAT ARE THE TWO TYPES OF DECISION MAKING STRATEGIES THAT ARE CONSIDERED “RECOGNITION-PRIMED”?

Answer 5

FEATURE-MATCHING

REASON BY ANALOGY

Question 6

DESCRIBE FEATURE MATCHING

Answer 6

IDENTIFIES THAT HE OR SHE HAS PERSONALLY EXPERIENCED THE ELEMENTS OF A GIVEN SITUATION.

Question 7

DESCRIBE REASON BY ANALOGY

Answer 7

THE RETRIEVAL OF STORED INFORMATION DERIVED FROM A SIMILAR SITUATION.

Question 8

WHAT ARE THE 7 DECISION-MAKING VARIABLES THAT ALLOWS US TO PLAN AND EXECUTE IN UNCERTAINTY ALTHOUGH THE PLAN WILL BE LESS THAN PERFECT? AKA “THE 70% SOLUTION”

Answer 8

CHANCE

RISK

INFORMATION

TIME

UNCERTAINTY

EXPERIENCE

HUMAN FACTORS

Question 9

WHAT IS THE DECISION MAKING CYCLE?

Answer 9

OODA LOOP

OBSERVE

ORIENT

DECIDE

ACT

Question 10

NINE PRINCIPLES OF WAR

Answer 10

MASS

OFFENSIVE

OBJECTIVE

SECURITY

ECONOMY OF FORCE

MANEUVER

UNITY OF COMMAND

SURPRISE

SIMPLICITY