1. Decision making should begin before an emergency for all of the following reasons except:

A. To obtain buy-in from stakeholders

B. Stress factors

C. Time pressure

D. To establish line of responsibility

2. Which is an attribute of an effective decision maker who seeks pertinent data? They avoid getting bogged down by extraneous facts and figures.

A. Self-knowledge

B. Selectivity

C. Initiative

D. Currency

3. The intuition function asks which question when making a decision?

A. 'How does this decision affect those involved?'

B. 'What are the patterns and possible interpretations?'

C. 'What are the facts, costs, and benefits?'

D. 'What are the pros and cons, causes and effects?'

4. All of the following are at stake in making an ethical decision except:

A. Your personal reputation

B. The public's trust in local government

C. Your organization's reputation

D. An effective outcome

5. In the personality profile you took online, which is one set of functions considered for decision-making style?

A. Sensing or evaluating

B. Judging or perceiving

C. Extraversion or introversion

D. Thinking or feeling

6. Allowing citizens to shelter in place during a major hurricane creates:

A. Neither

B. Solutions

C. Problems

D. Both

7. Step 5, Evaluate the Situation, involves which one of the following sub-steps?

A. Evaluating alternatives

B. Delineating problem parameters

C. Monitoring progress

D. Generating alternatives

8. The critical first outcome in the problem-solving process is:

A. A definition of the scope of the issue.

B. A clearly identified problem statement.

C. A well-analyzed solution.

D. A challenge that embodies an undesirable situation.

9. The bias in the thinking function is toward:

A. Integrity

B. Innovation

C. Stability

D. Effectiveness

10. If limited time is a factor in decision making, it is preferable to have a/an _________ make the decision.

A. Individual

B. Group

11. All of the following statements are true about a consensus decision except:

A. Win/lose techniques such as voting are used to achieve a decision.

B. Everyone feels that he or she was listened to.

C. Every group member's view is considered.

D. Everyone supports the decision.

12. Criteria for evaluating alternative solutions includes all of the following except:

A. Efficiency

B. Prediction

C. Appropriateness

D. Adequacy

13. Ethics includes all of the following concepts except:

A. Respect for others

B. Legality

C. Fairness

D. Honesty

14. People take in information by:

A. Thinking or feeling

B. Sensing or intuition

15. Which is an attribute of an effective decision maker who assumes responsibility for beginning the decision-making process and seeing it through? They take an active part in making things better.

A. Self-knowledge

B. Selectivity

C. Initiative

D. Currency

16. Which of the following shows a flexible decision-making approach?

A. Calling in an outside mediator

B. Suspending judgment to see the points of view of others

C. Sticking to your own dominant decision-making style

D. Forcing parties in a conflict to relinquish authority

17. Which of the following pre-disaster decision information would not be included in an Emergency Operations Plan?

A. Amount of donated goods

B. Evacuation routes

C. Who is responsible for what (organization)

D. Locations for mass care shelters

18. One cause of 'groupthink' is:

A. Lack of power

B. Inclusiveness

C. Genuine consensus

D. Pressure toward conformity

19. Another name for ethical competency is:

A. Motivation

B. Consciousness

C. Skill

D. Commitment

20. The third step in the problem-solving model is:

A. Select an alternative.

B. Evaluate the situation.

C. Explore alternatives.

D. Implement the solution.

21. Which is an attribute of an effective decision maker who knows their own abilities, biases, and limitations?

A. Self-knowledge

B. Currency

C. Initiative

D. Good judgment

22. Which is an attribute of an effective decision maker who considers current conditions and takes advantage of opportunities that exist at the time?

A. Self-knowledge

B. Currency

C. Selectivity

D. Good judgment

23. Which is an attribute of an effective decision maker whose sound decisions will not always result from merely following procedures? These decision makers must weigh factors particular to the situation

A. Good judgment

B. Selectivity

C. Initiative

D. Currency

24. Which of the following is not an impediment to decision making in a crisis?

A. Conflicting political agendas

B. Perceived or real time pressure

C. Lack of information

D. An action plan

25. Decision making is best done _______________ an emergency.

A. During

B. Before

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