Emotional Components of Decision Making
Emotional Components of Decision Making
My life changing decision which comprised of many emotional components, took place in December 2009. I was totally torn and unable to make a decision. In my opinion my final decision resembled Tetlock 's (1992) definition of a decision maker as a politician. I had to utilize both my cognitive as well as my social interpretations, as realistic as possible, so as to finalise my decision.
I am a registered nurse; I was offered a job abroad in December of 2009 to work as a nurse manager in Bermuda. My apprehension was due to the fact that my family could not relocate with me on a permanent basis, as was stated in the proposed contract; they could visit, but not stay. I could not fathom the idea of leaving my family, especially my two kids to migrate to a strange island to work.
Yes, the opportunity would have been for my personal development career wise as well as monetary, but my family I believed was of upmost importance. I therefore decided to decline the job offer, and stay with my family. In the long run, I believed i made the right choice.
I was offered only a few months ago, an opportunity to take up a new position in Tortola, where my family can relocate with me.
The major part of my decision making was solely based on my emotions as it related to making a choice between a new job with better pay and benefits or my family. I ultimately chose my family, and have not regretted the decision.
Despite the fact that my decision was not one of a critical and or major incident, I honestly believed it would have been major if i had chosen to leave my family.
References
Alison, L., Eyre, M.., & Human, M. (2010). Losing Sight of the "golden mean". Accountogenic decisions in U.K. policing. In K. L. Mosier & U.M. Fischer (Eds), Informed by knowledge: Expert performance in complex situations. New York, NY: Psychology Press.
Tetlock., P.E.(1992). The impact of accountability on judgement & Choice: Towards a social contingency
My life changing decision which comprised of many emotional components, took place in December 2009. I was totally torn and unable to make a decision. In my opinion my final decision resembled Tetlock 's (1992) definition of a decision maker as a politician. I had to utilize both my cognitive as well as my social interpretations, as realistic as possible, so as to finalise my decision.
I am a registered nurse; I was offered a job abroad in December of 2009 to work as a nurse manager in Bermuda. My apprehension was due to the fact that my family could not relocate with me on a permanent basis, as was stated in the proposed contract; they could visit, but not stay. I could not fathom the idea of leaving my family, especially my two kids to migrate to a strange island to work.
Yes, the opportunity would have been for my personal development career wise as well as monetary, but my family I believed was of upmost importance. I therefore decided to decline the job offer, and stay with my family. In the long run, I believed i made the right choice.
I was offered only a few months ago, an opportunity to take up a new position in Tortola, where my family can relocate with me.
The major part of my decision making was solely based on my emotions as it related to making a choice between a new job with better pay and benefits or my family. I ultimately chose my family, and have not regretted the decision.
Despite the fact that my decision was not one of a critical and or major incident, I honestly believed it would have been major if i had chosen to leave my family.
References
Alison, L., Eyre, M.., & Human, M. (2010). Losing Sight of the "golden mean". Accountogenic decisions in U.K. policing. In K. L. Mosier & U.M. Fischer (Eds), Informed by knowledge: Expert performance in complex situations. New York, NY: Psychology Press.
Tetlock., P.E.(1992). The impact of accountability on judgement & Choice: Towards a social contingency
References: Alison, L., Eyre, M.., & Human, M. (2010). Losing Sight of the "golden mean". Accountogenic decisions in U.K. policing. In K. L. Mosier & U.M. Fischer (Eds), Informed by knowledge: Expert performance in complex situations. New York, NY: Psychology Press. Tetlock., P.E.(1992). The impact of accountability on judgement & Choice: Towards a social contingency model. In M.P. Zanna (Ed), Advances in social experinmental psychology: Volume 25 (pp331-376). San Diego. CA: Academic Press.