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Making decisions
Do you hate making decisions? Does the ability of others to make snap decisions really frustrate you? This free course will help you understand some of the processes involved in decision making. Attention to the psychology of decision making and the social context in which decisions are made can improve your understanding of others and yourself.
Course learning outcomes
After studying this course, you should be able to:
- have greater insight into decision-making processes
- use that insight to make more effective decisions
- possess a range of different perspectives on what counts as an ‘effective’ decision
- be better equipped to understand and influence the decision-making processes of other individuals and groups
- understand better how people perceive and decide about risk.
First Published: 09/08/2012
Updated: 05/06/2019
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This course had allowed me to understanding the deeper meaning of decision making and how to make them wisely. It also applied decision making to sociology and how most things are socially constructed in society. I enjoyed reading this course!