Individual Decision Making & Goal Setting
Developing & Mentoring Airmen / & other
Nature of Warfare / & other
Mixture 1
Mixture 2
100
This decision making bias… states that people are more likely to believe alternatives they are familiar with
Availability Bias
100
What are the 4 steps of the developmental counseling cycle
clear standards / observe behavior / conduct counseling / follow-up
100
This theorist stated that war is an instrument of policy aiming at political objectives – a true political instrument
Carl von Clausewitz
100
In this stage of Cog’s Ladder… group members are open minded, listen actively and accept the fact that others have the right to different value systems
Constructive
100
Groups using ______ develop incomplete objectives, use poor research, fail to develop contingency plans, and do not communicate with all teammates (Usually under stress / time pressure / had recent group failure)
Groupthink
200
This decision making bias… states that probability of a single independent event is not affected by past events
Misconception of chance
200
This type of counseling reinforces ongoing behavior – catch them doing something right and let them know it
Supportive
200
What are the three legs to stool of the Remarkable Trinity
Government / Military / People
200
Which stage of APTEC includes the precise task of finalizing the executable steps or instructions, and assigning responsibilities and resources?
Plan
200
Which type of departmentation uses suborganizations clustered by geographic location / Flexible, but with higher costs due to duplication of efforts
Divisional Departmentation
300
This decision making bias… states that people are likely to take probabilistic info at face value w/o considering the size of the sample from which results were generated (Group of 10 vs group of 1,000)
Insensitivity to sample size
300
This type of counseling indicates that a change in behavior is appropriate. It’s used to alter behavior that’s ineffective or inappropriate
Corrective
300
This theorist believed that warfare could be broken down into a science or a set of “prescriptive principles.” He promoted 3 levels of war (strategic, operational, and tactical) and emphasized strategy
Jomini
300
This type of follower… thinks independently and critically, but is not very active in carrying out role
Alienated Follower
300
This is defined as the outside influences the planner or commander cannot control
Contextual Elements
400
This decision making bias… states that when problems involve several steps, there are compounding effects that must be considered (i.e. probability of flipping heads 4 times in a row is 50%)
Misunderstanding conjuctive / disjunctive events
400
Of the 4 types of information operations threats (structured, unstructured, external, and internal), which is the biggest threat to the United States?
Internal
400
This theorist didn’t believe in prescriptive principles in war, but instead believed that physical and moral factors made the difference in war
Carl von Clausewitz
400
This decision making bias… states that it’s hard to abandon your solution to a problem, even when it’s not working (i.e. let’s just throw more $ at it)
Escalation of commitment
400
What does TDOS stand for
Theory / Doctrine / Objectives / Strategy
500
This decision making bias… states that when making decisions, people are affected by how a problem is presented or framed
Sensitivity to frames
500
In this stage of Cog’s Ladder… group members are getting acquainted, sharing values and establishing the basis for a group structure
Polite
500
In this stage of Cog’s Ladder… there is unity, high spirits, mutual acceptance, and high cohesiveness
Esprit
500
This approach to managing conflict… leaves resolution of conflict to parties involved (competition/accommodation/avoidance/collaboration/compromise)
Interpersonal
500
What are the 3 types of briefings
Manuscript / Impromptu / Prepared
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