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Social Influence, Persuasion, and Risk-Taking: A Case Study of Teenage Decision-Making

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1Social Influence, Persuasion, and Risk-Taking: A Case Study of Teenage Decision-MakingSometimes social influences and societal pressures can influence decision making for the better andsometimes for the worse. In addition to these pressures, there are risks that need to be evaluated andmeasured when making decisions. In this assignment, you will reflect on decisions you made using socialinfluence, persuasion, and risk taking that went awry.Examine a time when you were involved in decision making that went awry as a result of protocols, socialnorms, or persuasive techniques. If you do not want to use an example from your business or personalexperience, you can select a journal article on which you can base your assignment. Here are some keywords to help you find an article for this assignment:Decision makingRisk takingPersuasionSocial heuristicsWrite a 3–5-page paper in Word format that addresses the following:Describe a decision-making scenario using your business experience, personal decision makingor cited journal article; include an example of the decision-making process, describe the risk, andwhether persuasion was used. What were the social heuristics?Explain the incentives in this scenario. Were they effective?Identify the risks and the potential decision biases in your scenario. Propose the corrective stepsthat should have been taken to overcome these biases. If a risk assessment was conducted how didthis affect the decision-making process?Analyze your scenario for what happened in terms of social heuristics. Explain how decisionswere made and the social factors that shaped the decision-making environment.Discussthe greatest challenges to sound decision-making in your scenario.Critiquethe decision-making process used by the sponsor(s) and leader(s) of the decision.Identify the mistakes made by the sponsor(s), leader(s), and team members or others impacted bythe decision during the implementation of the decision.IntroductionI am using a scenario ofpersonal decisionmaking to describe the effect of social influences andsocietal pressures on decision makingbased upon which required assessment will be done.Amrita, is a 18 year old teenager.Praveen isAmrita's best friend. He is pressuring her to throw apartyfor their friends since noAmrita’s parents are out of station for weekend.PraveenevenaskedAmar, his friendif he couldget some alcohol for them. Amarbrought twobagsof beer,Vodka, and a few bottles of wine, which he hid in basementfor party.Praveenspread theparty

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