Age 18 to 20 Lesson 2.2 – Automatic Decision Behaviors

  1. Cognitive Domain
    1. Understanding: Describe each of the behaviors of the Automatic Decision-Making System that operates subconsciously and explain why it involves minimal mental effort when performing repetitive tasks.
    1. List examples of quick, intuitive, or habitual decisions in personal experiences that illustrate the Automatic Decision-Making System.
  • Affective Domain
    • Responding: Show interest in observing personal tendencies toward quick, intuitive decisions by participating in class discussions and reflections on common automatic behaviors.
    • Valuing: Express the importance of recognizing automatic decision-making behaviors and describe how understanding these patterns can benefit or impact deliberate decision-making efforts.
  • Psychomotor Domain
    • Observe and record instances of automatic decision-making behaviors, such as quick decisions or reliance on heuristics, within daily routines over a specified period.
    • Practice deliberately interrupting an automatic behavior, such as taking a different route to work, to gain awareness of subconscious decision patterns and how they might affect decision-making outcomes.

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