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This was a team assignment, so I cannot take full credit for the assignment. Kristina Nelson and Kevon Connell also contributed significantly to the presentation.
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University of PhoenixKristina NelsonKevin Connell
Coy Stoker
Problem Solving and Decision Making
Problem Solving & Decision Making 1
Problem Solving & Decision Making 1
Table of ContentsIntroduction
Value Vs. Utility
Means-Ends Analysis
Modal Model of Memory
Early, Late, or Moveable?
The Whorfian Hypothesis
Conclusion
Problem Solving & Decision Making 2
Problem Solving & Decision Making 2
Introduction
Problem Solving & Decision Making 3
Problem Solving & Decision Making 3
YTD Profits
Amount
Direct $175,021
Investments
$6,786
Other $2, 234
Total: $184,041
YTD Expens
es
Amount
Personnel
$173,746
Operating Costs
$25,794
Debt Payments
$3,456
Other $1,876
Total: $201,416
Name Productivity
Payroll
John Bennet $1,289 $8,856
Sally Burnett $2,687 $4,908
Henry Addison $17,567 $27,987
Hallie Adore $19,365 $20,745
Audrey Hempburg
$6,098 $12,945
Allia Stewart $3,298 $7,209
James Allister $635 $11,967
Becky Heartwritght
$89,496 $27,198
Jacob Stewart $27,156 $20,912
Laura McBeth $51,926 $31,019
Value Vs. Utility
Inductive Reasoning…
Problem Solving & Decision Making 4
Problem Solving & Decision Making 4
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Means-Ends Analysis
Deductive Reasoning…
Problem Solving & Decision Making 5
Problem Solving & Decision Making 5
Compare Current State
with Goal
Compare Current State
with Goal
Set Goal to Solve
Difference
Set Goal to Solve
Difference
Select OperatorSelect
OperatorApply
OperatorApply
Operator
Modal Model of Memory
Sensory Memory, Short-Term Memory, Long-Term Memory…
Problem Solving & Decision Making 6
Problem Solving & Decision Making 6
Sensory Memory
(visual, auditory, other?)
Sensory Memory
(visual, auditory, other?)
Short-Term
Memory
Short-Term
Memory
Long-Term Memory
Long-Term Memory
Forgotten Forgotten
Attention
Retrieval
Rehearsal
Early, Late, or Moveable?
Attention Filtering…
Problem Solving & Decision Making 7
Problem Solving & Decision Making 7
Processing Physical
Characteristics
Processing Physical
Characteristics
Processing SemanticsProcessing Semantics AwarenessAwareness
Attention
Stimuli from Environment
The Whorfian Hypothesis
The effect of language on perception…
Problem Solving & Decision Making 8
Problem Solving & Decision Making 8
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Conclusion
Problem Solving & Decision Making 9
Problem Solving & Decision Making 9
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Problem Solving & Decision Making 10
