Decisions That Are Made by Committee Tend to Be Less

question 88

Multiple Choice

Decisions that are made by committee tend to be less than optimal. This is mostly because such decisions ____.

• A)are usually based on limited information
• B)are usually made under tight time pressure
• C)are usually made under stressful circumstances
• D)do not have the benefit of a strong, directive leader

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Definitions:

Effortful Processing

A type of memory encoding that requires attention and conscious effort in order to maintain information in short-term memory or to encode it into long-term memory.

Sensory Memory

A very short-term form of memory that allows individuals to retain impressions of sensory information after the original stimulus has ceased.

Suggestive Interviewing

A technique in interviewing that may lead or influence individuals to recall events or details in a biased or particular way.

False Memory

A phenomenon where a person recalls something that did not happen or recalls it differently from the way it actually happened.