How to Make Successful Decision

Decision making is our important everyday activity. Success whatever the field of life depends upon our decisions. This book brings out the influence of personality characteristics (as per Eysenck's classification), decision self esteem, achievement motivation and some of demographic variables on decision making styles of university students. The knowledge of the results of this study will be helpful in guidance and counselling the students' population., , This book reviews extensive researchers conducted earlier in field of decision making. It also eleborates the concept of decision making strategies and discusses seven theories of decision making process. It studies decision making on the basis of Conflict Theory of Decision making (Janis and Mann, 1977). So this book gives an extensive view of how people resolve their conflicts., , This book delineates many avenues for future researchers and hence it is useful to those who carryout researchers in Psychology and Education., About The Author:- Dr. D. Amalor was born in Odiampet a village in Puducherry. He completed his M.Phil (1993) and Ph.D. (1998) degrees in Psychology in Annamalai University. His area of specialisation is Guidance and counselling. He has publsiehd many research articles in the field of decision making in reputed jorunals and presented papers in national level conferences. Hs has been working in Directorate of School Edcuation. Puducherry at various positions for 30 years. At present he is working as a Lecturer (Psychology) in District Institute of Education and Training (DIET Puducherry. He has co-authored the following Test Books/Source Books (i) Tamil (Language) Test Book for Class V, Tamil Nadu and Text Book Corporation Tamil Nadu, 2010. (ii) Learning Child: Source Book for D.T.Ed. Course. Tamil Nadu Text Book Corporation, 'Tamil Nadu' 2008. (iii) Research Methodology and Educational Statistics, for M.Ed. (DDE), Pondicherry University, 1998. (iv) Educational Technology for M.Ed. (DDE), Pondicherry University, 1998. Contents:- Table of CONTENTS:- ,Foreword ,Preface ,List of Figures and Tables ,Part I : Introduction ,The Process of Decision Making ,Factors Influencing Decision Making ,Risk Taking Propensity ,Implication of the Present Study ,The Need for the Present Study ,Limitations of the Present Study ,Definition of Technical Terms ,Part II : Review of Literature ,Arusiwa in General ,Personality Dimensions ,Achievement Motivation ,Studies in Specific ,Decision Making Styles ,Part III : Theoretical Perspective of Decision Making Styles ,Theoretical Perspective of Decision Making Process and Theories ,Part IV : Plan and Procedure ,Objectives of the Present Study ,Statement of Hypotheses ,Selection of Sample and Design ,Justification of the Sample ,Tools ,Description of Tools ,Eysenck Personality Questionnaire-R ,Achievement Motivation Scale (AMS) ,Finders Decision Making Questionnaire-I (DMQ-I) ,Finders Decision Making Questionnaire-II (DMQ-II) ,Reliability and Validity of the Tools ,Unit V : Analysis and Discussion ,Descriptive Statistics ,Corrleation Analysis ,Extraversion vs Vigilant Decision Making Style ,Extraversion vs Defensive Avoidance Decision Making Style ,Appendix-I ,Bibliography ,Index The Title 'How to Make Successful Decision written/authored/edited by D. Amalor', published in the year 2012. The ISBN 9788178359267 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 196 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Kalpaz Publications. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is General. Size of the book is 14.34 x 22.59 cms Vol:-