ERIC Number: EJ872333
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009-Dec
Pages: 11
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ISSN: ISSN-0146-3934
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Enhancing the Decision-Making of Extraverted College Students
Kreitler, Crystal M.; Dansereau, Donald F.; Barth, Timothy M.; Ito, Sachiyo
College Student Journal, v43 n4 p1171-1181 Dec 2009
Previous studies have demonstrated that many college students, specifically those high on extraversion are prone to risky and sometimes unethical decision-making. The present study examined the impact of a decision-making "tool" that incorporated the use of standard ethical perspectives on students' attitudes and intentions. This "fill in the node" spatial display guides extraverts through a systematic decision process. Results revealed that extraverts reported positive outcomes with regard to the decision tool. The results also suggest that extraverts prefer the virtue and justice/fairness ethical perspectives more than introverts. Introverts, on the other hand, seemed to reduce their reliance on the utilitarian perspective when utilizing a decision guide map. (Contains 2 tables and 2 figures.)
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Decision Making, Risk, Extraversion Introversion, Ethics, Intention, Questionnaires, Perspective Taking, Measures (Individuals), Individual Differences, Problem Based Learning
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Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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