A) The decision making style was a consensus where everyone gave their opinions and then came to a conclusion
B) The initial conflict of the men was that not all of them voted that the victim was guilty, one person did not agree.
C) I feel like diversity was a negative aspect of the decision making process because some of them from a different background took certain opinions personally and felt like they were being attacked.
D) There was a stereotype that all people that grew up from the slums turned out to be a bad person or a killer.
E) I feel like the room temperature played a role in the decision because I realized that because it was hot and uncomfortable in there, they just wanted to agree fast and get out of there, and did not have the patience to look at the case critically
F) The barriers to decision making included time as a result of the heat in the room. And one of them also said they had a game to go to and did not hope to take too long in there. Another barrier was availability heuristic. They did not want to think harder, they just wanted to go with the flow. They also assumed that due to his background, he must have committed the crime
G) They had personal bias in that the victim grew up in the slums and they think the slums gives rise to criminals.
Journal assignment week 3
I think Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is accurate because realistically each hire step is hard to be attain without the previous step. For example, it is hard to be concerned about safety if you have not eaten or to concentrate on love and belonging if you are not safe or you have a gun to your head Looking at my personal life, I am able to breath, eat and drink water very well so I have no problem with Maslow’s stage of physiological need. Maslow’s next stage is safety. I feel safe in my life right now. I have a place to stay, no threads except an unpaid ticket that I need to pay before I get issued a warrant for arrest. This