Decision Making Scenarios You are invited to a college party where you know there will be alcohol and drugs available. You know that drinking and drug use can be harmful and lead to other harmful behaviors, so you do not want to do either. The person who invited you is the older _ sibling of a good friend, and someone you would like to get romantically involved with. ‘You want to impress this person, you want them to think you are cool, and you are afraid they will not be impressed with you if you are not willing to drink and/or do drugs at this party. You also do not want to turn down the offer because you're afraid you may not get a second chance to go out with this person. What will do you? ‘As a group, go through the six steps in decision making to decide what to do. Do not skip the evaluation step, even though you will not actually be implementing the plan. Be ready to share and discuss your decision with the class. ‘You are driving your friends to the movies and are running a bit late. You have already received two speeding tickets since you got your license. Although you are running late, you continue to do the speed limit because another ticket means losing your license. You and your friends are talking and laughing while listening to the radio. When your favorite song comes on, you look and reach down to turn it up. When you look up again, there is a dog that just ran into the middle of the road. You try to swerve but do not have enough time, and you hit the dog. You know that if you stop and try to help the dog or find his owners, you will lose your driving privileges, but you love animals and do not like to think about the poor dog suffering in the street while his owners frantically search for him. What do you do? ‘Asa group, go through the six steps in decision making to decide what to do. Do not skip the evaluation step, even though you will not actually be implementing the plan. Be ready to share and discuss your decision with the class. You and your family have lived in the same house your entre life. You have been goi to school with the same people and have had friends that you've known since coe You are about to start your senior year in high school, a year you and your friends have been eagerly anticipating for many years. Its supposed to be the best year of your life and you have exciting plans with your friends. Your family is also very important to you you are very close with your younger sibling who is coming back to high school as a sophomore this year. Your younger sibling is not as interested in school and has fewer friends than you. Your parents have just announced that your father has been transferred to another state. Although your parents are very sorry, they cannot pass up this opportunity as it presents a very significant financial gain for the family. You do not Want to move to a new state and a new school for your senior year. You have a friend who says you can live with him/her forthe next year, but you are reluctant to leave your younger sibling all alone at a new school. What will you do? ‘Asa group, go through the six steps in decision making to decide what to do. Do not skip the evaluation step, even though you will not actually be implementing the plan Be ready to share and discuss your decision with the class. :You are at the local mall with two of your friends, both of whom have sizeable allowances due to their family income. Whenever you go to the mall with them, they are able to buy most everything they want and you usually only have enough for a small purchase or to eat at the food court, Sometimes you feel very envious of your friends and ‘wish you could also buy the things you want instead of always window shopping. You excuse yourself to go to the restroom and once inside, you find a wallet/purse. There is no one else in the restroom so you know the owner has forgotten it there. You look inside and realize there is quite a bit of cash, as well as one or two credit cards. The owner's information is also there on their driver’s license. You know you could easily pocket the cash and/or credit cards and leave the wallet/purse where you found it without anyone ever knowing it was you. You also know that this would be wrong and would not ‘want someone to do the same to you. What do you do? Asa group, go through the six steps in decision making to decide what to do. Do not skip the evaluation step, even though you will not actually be implementing the plan. Be ready to share and discuss your decision with the class. ‘You have been dating the same person for the last year, you are both sixteen and starting your junior year in high school. You have always done well academically and participat« in several extra-curricular activities. You would like to be a lawyer and have been dreaming of and working toward acceptance at Harvard. You boy/girlfriend also does well in school and has plans to attend college as. You both consider yourselves to be Christian and religion is a large part of your life. Other students in the school look up to the two of you and everyone (including peers, parents, teachers, and yourselves) have high expectations for you. The two of you recently started having sex because you are in love and feel deeply committed to one another. You have just found out that the two of you are expecting a baby before the junior year is over. What will you do? ‘Asa group, go through the six steps in decision making to decide what to do. Do not skip the evaluation step, even though you will not actually be implementing the plan. Be ready to share and discuss your decision with the class. ‘You are in your second year of college and have been struggling with some of your qequired classes. You have a chemistry final coming up that you know you arent ready for and probably will not be able to pass. If you do not pass the final, you will not pass the clase, Without this class, you will not be able to move onto some of the other required classes for your major and will fll behind schedule for graduation. In order 0 pay for college, you and your parents have both had to take out loans and it will bet pe neial strain for you to attend extra semesters, One of your classmates tells you that they have a copy of the final exam with the answers and offers them to you, You know that if you are caught cheating, you face a zero in the class, as well as possible expulsion from the university. You also know that you need to pass the test, but if you were to se extremely well, the professor could become suspicious because you have not done well on previous exams. What do you do? Asa pa go through the six steps in decision making to decide what to do. Do not skip the evaluation step, even though you will not actually be implementing the plan Be ready to share and discuss your decision with the class.