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FACTORS AFFECTING DECISION
MAKING
Objectives
After studying this lesson, you will be able to
• list factors that infl uence decision making.
• explain how values develop and infl uence opinions.
• distinguish between short-term and long-term goals.
• develop plans for reaching your goals.
• explain the relationship between standards and goals.
• identify human and nonhuman resources.
• describe skills for managing your resources.
Focus Your Reading
1. Create two columns in your notebook. As you read, list each
factor affecting decision making in the fi rst column. In the second
column, summarize how that factor affects decision making.
2. For each term, identify and describe an example from your
own life.
Y
ou will make many decisions throughout your life. Some
will be routine decisions, the choices that are made every day
without much thought. For instance, every morning you make a
decision to get up. Most of the time you will not think about this
decision for too long or you will be late for school. If you feel sick
or have a headache, you may think longer about how this decision
may affect you.
For a planned decision, you use more time and energy to make
the best choice. Deciding on a career or making an expensive
purchase are examples of planned decisions. These decisions are
likely to have long-term effects, which is why making good planned
decisions is so important.
LESSON
4.1
Content
Terms
routine decision
planned decision
values
group values
goal
short-term goal
long-term goal
subgoal
standards
human resource
nonhuman resource
Academic Terms
project
obstacle
resource
Build
Vocab
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