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Decision Making & Problem Solving Flashcards

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  1. During a brainstorming session, a team member immediately criticizes every idea proposed. This behavior violates which principle of effective brainstorming?

    Answer: Deferred judgment

    Deferred judgment means withholding criticism during idea generation so participants feel safe contributing freely without fear of immediate rejection.

  2. A marketing officer uses a decision matrix to select a new agency. What does a decision matrix primarily help with?

    Answer: Evaluating multiple options against weighted criteria

    A decision matrix scores and ranks multiple options against weighted criteria to provide an objective basis for selection.

  3. When analyzing a drop in brand awareness metrics, which type of thinking helps see how marketing, sales, and customer service interactions all contribute to the problem?

    Answer: Systems thinking

    Systems thinking examines how different parts of an organization interconnect and collectively influence outcomes like brand awareness.

  4. A marketing officer faces a recurring problem that has been 'solved' multiple times but keeps returning. What does this indicate?

    Answer: Only symptoms were addressed, not the root cause

    Recurring problems signal that previous solutions addressed surface-level symptoms rather than the underlying root cause.

  5. Which of the following best describes 'satisficing' in marketing decision making?

    Answer: Choosing the first option that meets minimum acceptable criteria

    Satisficing, coined by Herbert Simon, means selecting the first solution that satisfies sufficient criteria rather than optimizing exhaustively.

  6. A brand manager must decide whether to enter a new market segment. Using the Pareto Principle, which data should be prioritized?

    Answer: The 20% of data factors driving 80% of projected revenue impact

    The Pareto Principle (80/20 rule) suggests focusing on the vital few factors—roughly 20%—that drive the majority of outcomes.

  7. In group decision making, 'groupthink' is most likely to occur when:

    Answer: There is strong pressure to conform and a dominant leader discourages dissent

    Groupthink emerges when cohesion and conformity pressures suppress dissenting views, causing the group to make poor collective decisions.