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This course aims to improve participants’ decision-making skills. The objectives of the course are to enable participants to understand how pre-emergency decisions affect decision-making during an emergency, identify attributes of effective decision-makers, describe the problem-solving model and its steps, understand strategies for effective group decision-making, describe crisis decision-making and strategies for applying the problem-solving model, and understand ethical decision-making.
FEMA IS-241.C: Decision Making and Problem Solving Answers
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The number and magnitude of decisions and problems that must be addressed during an emergency are a direct outgrowth of: | Decisions that were or were not made during the planning process. |
| Which of the following techniques can be used to narrow options for increased decision-making effectiveness? | Using weighted voting or multivoting techniques. |
| Which of the following practices can make a group’s decision-making process more effective? | Promoting the use of groupthink. |
| Which of the following is an advantage of group decision-making? | It provides a broader perspective. |
| The initial step of the six-step problem-solving model is to: | Identify the problem. |
| Which of the following factors can impede decision-making in an incident? | Fatigue and stress. |
| Group decision-making is a good approach when: | There is time for deliberation and consensus building. |
| Which of the following is a limitation of group decision-making? | It may get bogged down by overanalysis or influenced by haste. |
| When selecting an alternative, choose the one that comes closest to solving the problem with: | The most advantages and fewest disadvantages. |
| Individual decision-making is a good approach when: | The leader has enough expertise to make a good decision. |
| The steps of the analytical problem-solving model include: identifying the problem, _, selecting alternatives, implementing a solution, and evaluating the situation. | Explore alternatives |
| The analytical problem-solving model helps minimize impediments to: | A common operating picture. |
| Under stress decision-makers are more likely to: | Exhibit poor judgment. |
| Having a problem-solving model is what? | More effective in emergency situations. |
| Which of the following is a limitation of group decision-making? | It requires adequate time and good leadership to be successful. |
