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Individual Differences In Decision-Making Styles As Predictors Of Good Decision Making

Wood, Nicole L.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1326823601

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2012, Master of Arts (MA), Bowling Green State University, Psychology/Industrial-Organizational.
Few studies have examined the relations between decision-making styles and decision-making quality. This study takes one approach to investigating these relations by exploring the usefulness of decision-making styles as predictors of peer-rated good decision making. Five decision-making styles (Scott & Bruce, 1995) were examined as predictors of dimensions of decision-making quality, which included reason-based, values-based, and creative decision making (Dane & Pratt, 2009), as well as general decision-making quality. Results demonstrated that self-reported rational decision-making style was positively related to peer-rated decision-making quality. Additionally, self-reported avoidant and spontaneous decision-making styles were negatively related to peer-rated decision-making quality. The results also suggest that decision-making styles may be able to predict variance in decision-making quality above that accounted for by the Big Five traits. Thus, these findings suggest that decision-making styles appear to be valuable for predicting decision-making quality. In particular, a rational, logical decision-making process appears to result in positive outcomes, whereas avoiding making decisions and making spontaneous decisions has negative outcomes.
Scott Highhouse, PhD (Advisor)
Maggie Brooks, PhD (Committee Member)
Yiwei Chen, PhD (Committee Member)
77 p.
Psychology
Decision Making; Decision-Making Style; Peer Ratings; Subjective Ratings

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  • Wood, N. L. (2012). Individual Differences In Decision-Making Styles As Predictors Of Good Decision Making [Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1326823601

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Wood, Nicole. Individual Differences In Decision-Making Styles As Predictors Of Good Decision Making. 2012. Bowling Green State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1326823601.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Wood, Nicole. "Individual Differences In Decision-Making Styles As Predictors Of Good Decision Making." Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1326823601

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