Prior to beginning work on this discussion, please read the following required articles:

Heit, E., & Rotello, C. M. (2010). Relations between inductive reasoning and deductive reasoning. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 36(3), 805-812. doi:10.1037/a0018784

Heydari, H., Bagherian, F., Abadi, J. F., Shahyad, S., Asadi, M., Miri, M., & Derekhshanpur, A. (2011). The effect of the environment (real and virtual) and the personality on the speed of decision making. Procedia: Social and Behavioral Sciences, 15, 2411-2414. doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2011.04.118

Oliveira, A. (2007). Decision-Making theories and models: A discussion of rational and psychological decision-making theories and models: The search for a cultural-ethical decision-making model (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Electronic Journal of Business Ethics and Organization Studies, 12(2).

The full version of this article is available through the EBSCOhost database in the Ashford University Library. This article examines various perspectives of decision-making processes. Several methodologies are described such as game theory, ambiguity models, and utility theories.

Stockall, N., & Dennis, L. R. (2015). Seven basic steps to solving ethical dilemmas in special education: A Decision-making framework. Education and Treatment of Children, 38(3), 329-344. doi:10.1353/etc.2015.0015

The full-text version of this article is available through the ProjectMUSE database in the Ashford University Library. This article provides information about ethical considerations in special education, and it will assist you in your discussion this week.

Sugden, R. (2015). Looking for a Psychology for the Inner Rational Agent. Social Theory & Practice, 41(4), 579-598.

The full-text version of this article is available through the Academic Search Complete database in the Ashford University Library. This article provides information about the context of the environment as it relates to decision-making, and it will assist you in your discussion this week.

Play the expert in the following scenario and apply ethical principles and professional standards of decision-making to your rationale and actions:

You are a counseling psychologist in a state prison. You have been counseling a new inmate, and he confided in you that one of the other inmates has indicated he is considering suicide. He does not divulge the name of the other inmate and refuses to talk any further about the issue.

Consider the following steps in your decision-making process:

Define the problem.

Explore the alternatives.

Consider the consequences.

Identify ethical considerations.

Determine how you would reduce bias in your decision-making process.

Explain your decision.

Using appropriate citations and references, explain how the empirical research and theoretical models presented in the assigned articles suggest the importance of applying decision-making strategies in one's own practice. Support your argument with empirical research.