Rational

certain aspects that other individual’s lack. In William Golding’s novel Lord of the Flies, Piggy demonstrates leadership qualities through remaining civilized displayed by disciplinary actions. Piggy represents the adult figure, who is intelligent, rational and Piggy has consistently shown and proven to be the most wise amongst the boys on the island. Leaders need to be intelligent to make the required decisions. Piggy is often able to determine a course of action through his scientific way…

I find all of Robert Cialdini’s non-rational norms, to be much simpler than I expected, but they are also much more significant than I was expecting as well. I also didn’t realize how often they would all come in to play into everyday life. This concept is very interesting to me, but I can also see how people could be very torn as to if these matters were rational or non-rational. When it comes to reciprocity, I feel the biggest reason this is non-rational is because it just simply isn’t fair.…

Assumptions of Rational Choice Theory on Crime and Deterrence Understanding criminology is centered on a number of factors among them the supporting theories and their application on crime and deterrence. In the modern day, there exist several crimes which have major impacts, and with the inception of technology and innovation, crime analysts and lawmakers are tasked with identifying not only the cause of the crime but also the punishment to an individual for their actions. Criminology theorists…

The key takeaways from the Deepwater Horizon Disaster are that disasters should be avoided by making better decisions and promoting teamwork. Rational decisions should be made where “managers are completely objective and possess complete information to make a decision” (Kreitner & Kinicki, 2013, p. 330). If the four stages of rational thinking were applied in the case of the Deepwater Horizon Disaster, it is likely that the telltale signs would not have been missed and that the disputes over…

There are some teens can be very emotional people at times, but the majority of teens are capable of making logical and rational decisions. Virginia Satir once said, “Adolescents are not monsters. They are just people trying to learn how to make it among the adults in the world, who are probably not so sure themselves.” Ms. Satir’s quote suggests to many people that older people put stereotypes on teenagers, only because they have not found their true identities. To become successful in life…

values of the organisation; training programs in trust and team building; and social events (Von Krogh 1998). While the rational ‘project management’ perspective provides a useful structure for the innovation process, it is important to emphasise that it over simplifies what is often a messy, complex, iterative, and non-linear process. Such a perspective is also overly rational and partial, since it fails to incorporate an appreciation of the social, political, and emotional dimensions of the…

Rational choice theory assumes that offenders respond selectively to characteristics of particular offenses. Rational Choice can be viewed as what philosopher call “folk Psychology”. The main portrayal of rational choice theory essentially anticipates that swift, certain, and severe sanction from different formal systems of social control creates costs that will possibly deter future criminal activity (Fagan & Piquero, 2010). Jeremy Bentham created the theory of rational choice as well as…

focus on the environmental context in which crimes occur, or simply put, that potential offenders are likely to commit a crime because there is a target, and no social control embodied in some sort of supervision, Gelder argues that there is nuanced rational decision-making process, feelings, and this is what will be examined as a potential explanation in the following. According to Gelder there are two basic, cognitive ways for an individual in a criminal decision-making process – cool and hot…

When going to an airport and being checked by security is a normal routine for every individual. Rational choice theory implies that all humans are rational creatures. Based on Rational choice theory, individuals make decisions that bring them the most benefit and satisfaction. This article is an example of rational choice theory on how a high level authority figure abused his power. When individuals go through security, everyone knows they are clear from other searches. Mr. Oquendo was a…

phenomenon occurs” (Pg. 75). In my opinion, the criminology theory that best explains drug use, which includes purchasing and possessing of drugs, is rational choice theory. Rational choice theory is the idea that an individual makes a reasonable choice after weighing in on the costs and benefits and then decides what they are going to do. In simple terms, rational choice theory is the view that crime is a function of a decision making process, in which the potential offender weighs the…