Making Decision Vocabulary

1. Action plan

a list of steps to a goal

2. Alternatives

a choice limited to one of two or more possibilities

3. Attribute

to consider as a quality or characteristic of the person, thing, group, etc

4. Behavior

manner of behaving or acting

5. Body language

mannerisms, gestures, and facial expressions

6. Character

moral or ethical quality

7. Choice

the right, power, or opportunity to choose; option

8. Communication skills

how one says or writes something when one says or writes it, and why one says or writes it

9. Conflict

to come into collision or disagreement; be contradictory, at variance, or in opposition; clash

10. Consequence

the effect, result, or outcome of something occurring earlier

11. Constraint

limitation or restriction

12. Coping

to face and deal with responsibilities, problems, or difficulties, especially successfully or in a calm manner

13. Criteria

a standard of judgment or criticism; a rule or principle for evaluating or testing something

14. Danger

liability or exposure to harm or injury; risk; peril

15. Dispute

to engage in argument or debate

16. Habit

an acquired behavior pattern regularly followed until it has become almost involuntary

17. Hindsight

recognition of the realities, possibilities, or requirements of a situation, event, decision etc., after its occurrence

18. Influence

the power of someone or something that affects you directly or indirectly

19. Interest

the feeling of a person whose attention, concern, or curiosity is particularly engaged by something

20. Judgment

the ability to judge, make a decision, or form an opinion objectively, authoritatively, and wisely, especially in matters affecting action; good sense; discretion

21. Long term goals

goals a person could expect to achieve in five or more years

22. Opportunity cost

the money or other benefits lost when pursuing a particular course of action instead of a mutually-exclusive alternative

23. Optimism

a disposition or tendency to look on the more favorable side of events or conditions and to expect the most favorable outcome

24. Optimization

making the best of anything

25. Options

the power or right of choosing

26. Outcome

a conclusion reached through a process of logical thinking

27. Peer pressure

social pressure by members of one's peer group to take a certain action, adopt certain values, or otherwise conform in order to be accepted.

28. Persistence

continued existence or occurrence

29. Prediction

an instance of this; prophecy

30. Preferences

that which is preferred; choice

31. Prospect

an apparent probability of advancement, success, profit, etc.

32. Resolution

the act of resolving or determining upon an action, course of action, method, procedure, etc.

33. Risk

exposure to the chance of injury or loss; a hazard or dangerous chance

34. Self-esteem

an inordinately or exaggeratedly favorable impression of oneself

35. Setback

a check to progress; a reverse or defeat

36. Short term goals

goals a person could expect to achieve in less than one year

37. Stakeholders

a person or group that has an investment, share, or interest in something, as a business or industry

38. Substitute

a person or thing acting or serving in place of another

39. Support system

people who provide support

40. Values

principles and qualities important to you