2006-08-30 21:06:56 · 10 answers · asked by shubhra 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
The very first human decision was made in 1954. Thus, decision making was born. Prior to that, humans never made decisions and so our development in the sciences was stunted. Happy?
2006-08-30 21:09:12 · answer #1 · answered by surfinthedesert 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Brief History of Decision-Making
Historically, decision techniques have focused on outcome prediction, not decision process or technique. The reason for this focus is evident: in the absence of predictive information, decision making is simply the process of guessing the future consequences of impending choice. Modern decision making is the result of very small incremental gains in the understanding of decision making processes and human thought, and the application of technology tools to support the process.
Decision making is not an exclusively human problem. Anyone who has watched a dog agonizing over whether or not to snatch an unguarded steak will understand that choices and consequences are being weighed inside that canine mind. However, the fact is that lower life-forms face fewer decisions. Their choices are limited, less complex, and usually "hardwired" into instinctual patterns and rituals.
A little further up the evolutionary ladder, human decision makers, with the mixed blessing of some capacity to think and choose, having been looking for support for their decisions since the beginning of recorded history,
In earlier times, societies consulted their elders for alternatives and experimental data about the probability of success for decision choices in similar situations. Then, at some point, this advisory function shifted to soothsayers, astrologers, and religious figures -- the management consultants of the day.
Alexander the Great regularly consulted oracles and fortune tellers on the eve of great battles. Always a creative general, Alexander was not looking for innovative battle strategies from his advisors. What he needed was advice about the potential outcome of the untried strategies he already had. This information could only be provided by those who claimed to have a "window" on the future: fortune tellers, high priests, and the like.
2006-08-31 01:19:04 · answer #2 · answered by mirchi girl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first decision making can be dated back to the era of Adam and Eve and their siblings. The first sensible decision must have been made when the first death occured. They decided to bury the dead body.
2006-08-30 21:37:31 · answer #3 · answered by Best Answer Expert 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it dates back to the begining to life on earth....its called "natural selection".Back then you dint have human intervention. After human intervention in decision making the phrase.."to be or not to be"..was coined...and i think now you have more complicated versions of decision making to make decisions easier. lol
2006-08-30 21:12:10 · answer #4 · answered by sree 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i was the second person to ever decide to make a decision by answering u . when decided to ask this question you were the first.
this new decision thing u invented is so cool. now i can decide for myself wut i will do and not let the jesus freaks control me anymore now that i know i am an individual.
2006-08-30 21:10:26 · answer #5 · answered by hondacobra 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://ourworld.cs.com/tcmits1/decision/papers/history.html
2006-08-30 21:13:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
whatsever our inner most mind.
.i.e....soul...decides is decision....
2006-08-30 21:50:53 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
can u be more specific....what class is this in?
2006-08-30 21:35:12 · answer #8 · answered by Mrs. Floyd 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
question is unclear
2006-09-01 23:50:50 · answer #9 · answered by rajan naidu 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Please be more clear what you want....
2006-08-30 21:09:37 · answer #10 · answered by Yours Truly 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋