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What research-guided hypotheses are used to explore the nature of conscious decision making to manage decision making? Explore current and future research trends in 350 words.

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Hi and thank you for using Brainmass. The solution below should get you started. In this particular task, you are being asked to provide examples of research-guided hypothesis in the research of conscious decision making. You need to be concise as 350 words is not much. I suggest using this simple outline:

1. About research Guided Hypothesis (RGH) - 100 words
2. On conscious decision making, management of decision making and cognition - 100 words
3. Trends - 150 words

There are many ways in which you can go in this task - especially since you are being asked to propose a research avenue. The solution below should get you started. You can also use the listed resources to further explore the topic. All the best with your studies.

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AE 105878/Xenia Jones

Decision Making Research

Research guided hypothesis (RGH) are ideas about paths of research and conjectures that are not just used for the purpose of proving/disproving a position - they have become perspectives primarily because as positions and assumptions about certain phenomenon or subjects of study - they have been drawn from previously proven research. In other words, they are corollaries or are ideas related to previously published, proven and critically reviewed work on the subject but may not have been directly tackling ...

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