Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Preferences and the Additive Strategy
While reading the chapter on problem solving, I enjoyed the explanation of the Additive Strategy in regard to prferences when making a decision. I realized that I had used this strategy when choosing which college I would attend. When I was between the University of Connecticut and Salve Regina University I used a score chart similar to the one on page 268 of our textbooks. After adding up the points, the chart indicated that the University of Connecicut was a better option for me, but then I went back and used the additive strateg and weighed the liberal arts aspect higher and location higher. This changed the results and indicated that Salve Regina University was a better option.
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This is a really great example, now that I think about it I used this method also to choose between two schools. I also use a more primative version of this strategy when I make an everyday decision. I don't necessarily add the numbers in my head but I do weigh out the options and see which one has an outcome that is best for me.
ReplyDeleteWhenever I'm faced with a difficult decision and I turn to my family for advice, the first thing my dad would tell me to do is make a pros and cons list of the two options and compare them. While this isn't adding up numbers, it's a way to deduce which option is best.
ReplyDeleteI also made a list to help decide on what college to attend. I made a pros and cons list of my top two colleges. When i was finished I had a lot more opinions on Salve than on the other college. I felt it was overall a better school for me. I think this is a good strategy when you have to make a decision between two different things. It makes things a little bit easier.
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