Backpack of Ideas

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Backpack of Ideas

• 1. People are often unaware of the causes of
  their own behavior insights about these causes
  constitutes an advantage.

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• 2. When making decisions, people use mental
  shortcuts that often work, but also sometimes
  lead them astray.

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• 3. People tend to underestimate how much they can
  influence personal outcomes such as satisfaction
  and stress.

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• 4. Your personality does not guarantee either
  success or failure it accounts for about 25 of
  many OB outcomes.

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• 5. More of the behavior that you observe in other
  people is due to social pressures to behave this
  way than you think.

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• 6. Your actions have a more important impact on
  other people than you think (i.e., the consistent
  contributor effect in social dilemmas).

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• 7. When negotiating, remember that the value you
  gain depends on how much value you and your
  opponent create.

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• 8. When in doubt, practice social science to find
  out how things work (i.e., your group projects).

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Final Exam Advice

• Q1 Where and when is the final exam?
• Final exam on Wednesday, May 2, 9 to 11 am in
  BN2N (last names A-R) and BN2S (last names S-Z)
• BN2N/S is the Large Gymnasium, North and South
  End, Benson Building, 320 Huron Street (south of
  Harbord Street), Second Floor

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Final Exam Advice

• Q2 What is the format of the final exam?
• The exact same format as the midterm exam.
• Answer 10 MC questions.
• Write two out of three possible essays.

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Final Exam Advice

• Q3 Is the final exam cumulative?
• Yes, but with a strong emphasis on the second
  half of the course.
• See a final exam posted on the web site for an
  idea of the first half second half breakdown.

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Final Exam Advice

• Q4 How can I do well on the final exam?
• Go back to your midterm and identify why you lost
  marks
• Read the written comments on the page.
• Think about what you could have done differently
  to address that comment.

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Final Exam Advice

• Q4 How can I do well on the final exam?
• As with the midterm exam, articulate all of your
  arguments.
• Clearly articulate the process by which would
  produce a favourable outcome

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Final Exam Advice

• Q4 How can I do well on the final exam?
• Read the question at least twice and write an
  outline of your answer
• Go over your outline until you are satisfied with
  the logic