1. Does “The Bird Problem” present Kit and Ace with a programmed or nonprogrammed decision? What features of their decision problem led to your choice?
2. Assess the degree of certainty or uncertainty that Kit and Ace face in this decision problem. What factors set the degree of certainty or uncertainty?
3. Review the decision-making model described in Figure 8.4 of the chapter. Which of these steps appear in “The Bird Problem?” Note the examples of each step that you see.