Q.Priya has to choose between joining a state-level dance competition and preparing for an important unit test scheduled in the same week.

Priya already knows her two options, so her task is to weigh the likely cost and benefit of each before choosing one - this makes it decision-making, though judgment is used along the way to evaluate each option. …

(a) Following the chapter's own badminton-versus-exam example closely, Priya should weigh factors such as: how much weight the unit test carries towards her overall academic performance, versus how significant the dance competition is for her personal or long-term goals; how well-prepared she currently is for the test, and how much additional preparation time she would lose by focusing on the competition; whether the opportunity to compete at the state level is likely to come again, or whether it is a rare chance; and what the realistic consequences of each choice would be - for instance, whether the test can be made up later, or whether missing the competition means losing the opportunity altogether. …