decisions in communication
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Making DecisionsTRANSCRIPT
By Michelle Anderson
Critical Thinking
Marteney
Is a learned pattern of acting or thinking and it’s a result of our habit or repetition.
We respond to a given situation.
To avoid getting in trouble, as critical thinkers, we need to be think carefully before crossing the street.
Hidden persuaders such as the use of visual stimuli, accelerated speech, use of embedded images and hidden messages help influence our decision making.
Allows us to examine all the information
available.
We are actively participating in the
decision making process.
Is influenced by credible sources,
authority figures, one’s peers, groupthink
and the interpersonal needs for
affection, inclusion and control.
Are those that we trust and look to for
help or guidance in making a decision.
American advertisers use yearly polls to
determine which celebrities are popular
called Q-rating.
We are more likely to trust people that
are more credible.
Occurs when we voluntarily seeks the
support/approval of others as the basis
for our decision making.
Can be highly influential from using
drugs, smoking/drinking and shoplifting.
We are influenced by peer groups even
if they are strangers.
Irving Janis defines it as the mode of thinking that persons engage in when concurrent co-seeking becomes so dominant in a cohesive in-group that it tends to override any realistic appraisal of any alternative courses of action.
Occurs when we desire cohesiveness and harmony within a group.
Spouses suffer from groupthink when they choose not to argue with their spouses even when they disagree with their decision.
Is the first interpersonal need to have in
our lives.
We need to be loved and give love to
others.
Our need for intimacy is satisfied through
close physical and emotional one-to-
one relationships as we mature.
Is the need to exert some real
power/influence over our decision-
making in a relationship.
This need is fulfilled after we are given
responsibility for the outcome of our
decision.
Can be fulfilled by a group.
Our need for being a group member.
We view probability calculations
differently.
Careful calculations, experiences,
predictions, observations and analysis
weigh heavily as factors shaping the
probability that we have a valid claim.
Ask Questions; be willing to wonder.
Define the Problem.
What evidence supports or refutes this argument and its opposition?
Analyze Assumptions and Biases.
Control Emotional reasoning.
Don’t Oversimplify.
Consider other Interpretations.
Tolerate Uncertainty.
First, we focus on the outcomes or the
results of our decision making process.
We must also examine the process used
to make our decisions.
We must be aware of the ethical
implications of the decisions we make.
Therefore, we need disciplined thinking
to make good decisions.