Question 1

According to Fiedler,the favorability of the leadership situation is NOT influenced by the

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A) quality of leader/member relations. 
B) structure of the task. 
C) leader's position and power. 
D) group's cohesiveness. 
A) quality of leader/member relations. 
B) structure of the task. 
C) leader's position and power. 
D) group's cohesiveness.

Question 2

Compare and contrast a transactional leader versus a transformational leader.

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Transactional leaders and transformation

Question 3

Which of the following statements is true?

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A) Leaders are usually not as skilled as their subordinates when it comes to performing the work tasks of the group (e.g. ,the lead plumber is not usually the most skilled plumber). 
B) Leadership is positively correlated with analytic,emotional,and practical intelligence,but negatively correlated with creative intelligence. 
C) Leaders tend to be taller than followers. 
D) People who talk a good deal in a group,even if their comments are of low quality,are favored as group leaders. 
A) Leaders are usually not as skilled as their subordinates when it comes to performing the work tasks of the group (e.g. ,the lead plumber is not usually the most skilled plumber). 
B) Leadership is positively correlated with analytic,emotional,and practical intelligence,but negatively correlated with creative intelligence. 
C) Leaders tend to be taller than followers. 
D) People who talk a good deal in a group,even if their comments are of low quality,are favored as group leaders.

Question 4

According to the text,which of the following statements is true?

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A) When a man and a woman vie for leadership in a group,the woman usually wins. 
B) Both men and women,when surveyed,express a preference for males as their leaders. 
C) Women who are dominant are usually considered to be good leaders. 
D) In mixed-sex groups,women tend to display more leadership behaviors than men. 
E) Asian Americans tend to be selected to lead groups when ethnic diversity is high. 
A) When a man and a woman vie for leadership in a group,the woman usually wins. 
B) Both men and women,when surveyed,express a preference for males as their leaders. 
C) Women who are dominant are usually considered to be good leaders. 
D) In mixed-sex groups,women tend to display more leadership behaviors than men. 
E) Asian Americans tend to be selected to lead groups when ethnic diversity is high.

Question 5

Studies testing a terror management theory of leadership discovered that,when mortality is made salient,followers were least positive toward a ___ leader.

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A) charismatic 
B) task-oriented 
C) relationship-oriented 
D) male 
E) short 
A) charismatic 
B) task-oriented 
C) relationship-oriented 
D) male 
E) short

Question 6

Upon hearing you are reading a chapter on leadership,a friend asks you,"Well,what is leadership?" You decide to take a(n)___ approach,and so you explain "Leadership,to me,is a quality of a person.Leaders are usually extraverts,who are slightly more intelligent than others in their group,and they have high levels of motivation and,in some cases,Machiavellianism."

Accepted Answer

A) interactionism 
B) transactional 
C) situationism 
D) trait 
A) interactionism 
B) transactional 
C) situationism 
D) trait

Question 7

According to the text,which of the following statements is FALSE?

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A) Leadership and management are the same thing. 
B) A group that faces a stressful situation is likely going to seek a leader. 
C) Followers sometimes struggle against their leaders. 
D) Leaders influence others through both direct and indirect means. 
E) Leadership is an adaptive,goal-oriented process. 
A) Leadership and management are the same thing. 
B) A group that faces a stressful situation is likely going to seek a leader. 
C) Followers sometimes struggle against their leaders. 
D) Leaders influence others through both direct and indirect means. 
E) Leadership is an adaptive,goal-oriented process.

Question 8

The Lewin/Lippitt/White research demonstrated that

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A) laissez-faire led groups spent more time working than other groups. 
B) autocratically led groups spent more time working when the leader was absent. 
C) autocratically led groups displayed more aggression. 
D) democratically led groups were clearly superior. 
A) laissez-faire led groups spent more time working than other groups. 
B) autocratically led groups spent more time working when the leader was absent. 
C) autocratically led groups displayed more aggression. 
D) democratically led groups were clearly superior.

Question 9

You wish to be recognized as a charismatic leader.Draw on studies of transformational leaders (e.g. ,Bass,1997)to identify the behaviors you should display if you want to be viewed as charismatic.

Accepted Answer

To be recognized as a charismatic leader

Question 10

Leader-member exchange theory,or LMX,unlike other theories of leadership stresses the

Accepted Answer

A) quality of the relationship between the leader and each of his or her subordinates. 
B) how the leader adjusts to situational demands. 
C) leader's emphasis on task versus socioemotional demands. 
D) leader's ability to enhance,or transform,group members' motivational levels. 
E) group members' perceptions of their leader. 
A) quality of the relationship between the leader and each of his or her subordinates. 
B) how the leader adjusts to situational demands. 
C) leader's emphasis on task versus socioemotional demands. 
D) leader's ability to enhance,or transform,group members' motivational levels. 
E) group members' perceptions of their leader.

Question 11

According to implicit leadership theory,group members' intuitive assumptions about what it takes to be a leader influences who they will support as leaders.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Fiedler's and Hersey-Blanchard's theories are similar in that they

Accepted Answer

A) argue good leaders must change their style to fit the setting. 
B) predict that high task/high relationship leadership is best. 
C) are consistent with the Lewin/Lippitt/White study. 
D) argue that some situations require no leader. 
E) are contingency theories. 
A) argue good leaders must change their style to fit the setting. 
B) predict that high task/high relationship leadership is best. 
C) are consistent with the Lewin/Lippitt/White study. 
D) argue that some situations require no leader. 
E) are contingency theories.

Question 13

Agreeability,as defined by the five-factor model,predicts leadership emergence,but not leadership effectiveness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Compare the great leader theory of leadership to the zeitgeist model,and use both models to explain the election of Donald Trump as president of the United States in 2016.

Accepted Answer

The great leader theory of leadership su

Question 15

The Ohio State Studies identified which of the following leadership dimensions?

Accepted Answer

A) Concern and initiating communication 
B) Consideration and initiating structure 
C) Goal emphasis and interaction support 
D) Work facilitation and assertiveness 
E) Task (initiating structure)and relationship (consideration) 
A) Concern and initiating communication 
B) Consideration and initiating structure 
C) Goal emphasis and interaction support 
D) Work facilitation and assertiveness 
E) Task (initiating structure)and relationship (consideration)

Question 16

You must lead a group of individuals who are having trouble joining together cohesively.Will you choose to lead in an autocratic,democratic,or laissez-faire style,and why?

Accepted Answer

In this situation, I would choose to lea

Question 17

Fiedler measures leadership style by asking people to rate

Accepted Answer

A) how they react in leadership settings. 
B) their ideal conception of a leader. 
C) previous leaders they have known. 
D) their least preferred co-worker. 
A) how they react in leadership settings. 
B) their ideal conception of a leader. 
C) previous leaders they have known. 
D) their least preferred co-worker.

Question 18

Fielder's contingency model of leadership asserts that a leader's effectiveness is determined by individual factors and the group situation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Great Leader Theory is to Zeitgeist Theory as ____ is to ____.

Accepted Answer

A) contingency;trait 
B) situation;trait 
C) trait;contingency 
D) Tolstoy;Carlyle 
E) trait;situation 
A) contingency;trait 
B) situation;trait 
C) trait;contingency 
D) Tolstoy;Carlyle 
E) trait;situation

Question 20

Contrary to popular opinion,most leaders are young,ethnic women.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

According to Fiedler,the favorability of the leadership situation is NOT influenced by the

Compare and contrast a transactional leader versus a transformational leader.

Which of the following statements is true?

According to the text,which of the following statements is true?

Studies testing a terror management theory of leadership discovered that,when mortality is made salient,followers were least positive toward a ___ leader.

According to the text,which of the following statements is FALSE?

The Lewin/Lippitt/White research demonstrated that

You wish to be recognized as a charismatic leader.Draw on studies of transformational leaders (e.g. ,Bass,1997)to identify the behaviors you should display if you want to be viewed as charismatic.

Leader-member exchange theory,or LMX,unlike other theories of leadership stresses the

According to implicit leadership theory,group members' intuitive assumptions about what it takes to be a leader influences who they will support as leaders.

Fiedler's and Hersey-Blanchard's theories are similar in that they

Agreeability,as defined by the five-factor model,predicts leadership emergence,but not leadership effectiveness.

Compare the great leader theory of leadership to the zeitgeist model,and use both models to explain the election of Donald Trump as president of the United States in 2016.

The Ohio State Studies identified which of the following leadership dimensions?

You must lead a group of individuals who are having trouble joining together cohesively.Will you choose to lead in an autocratic,democratic,or laissez-faire style,and why?

Fiedler measures leadership style by asking people to rate

Fielder's contingency model of leadership asserts that a leader's effectiveness is determined by individual factors and the group situation.

Great Leader Theory is to Zeitgeist Theory as is to .

Contrary to popular opinion,most leaders are young,ethnic women.

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Exam 9: Leadership

According to Fiedler,the favorability of the leadership situation is NOT influenced by the

Compare and contrast a transactional leader versus a transformational leader.

Which of the following statements is true?

According to the text,which of the following statements is true?

Studies testing a terror management theory of leadership discovered that,when mortality is made salient,followers were least positive toward a ___ leader.

According to the text,which of the following statements is FALSE?

The Lewin/Lippitt/White research demonstrated that

You wish to be recognized as a charismatic leader.Draw on studies of transformational leaders (e.g. ,Bass,1997)to identify the behaviors you should display if you want to be viewed as charismatic.

Leader-member exchange theory,or LMX,unlike other theories of leadership stresses the

According to implicit leadership theory,group members' intuitive assumptions about what it takes to be a leader influences who they will support as leaders.

Fiedler's and Hersey-Blanchard's theories are similar in that they

Agreeability,as defined by the five-factor model,predicts leadership emergence,but not leadership effectiveness.

Compare the great leader theory of leadership to the zeitgeist model,and use both models to explain the election of Donald Trump as president of the United States in 2016.

The Ohio State Studies identified which of the following leadership dimensions?

You must lead a group of individuals who are having trouble joining together cohesively.Will you choose to lead in an autocratic,democratic,or laissez-faire style,and why?

Fiedler measures leadership style by asking people to rate

Fielder's contingency model of leadership asserts that a leader's effectiveness is determined by individual factors and the group situation.

Great Leader Theory is to Zeitgeist Theory as ____ is to ____.

Contrary to popular opinion,most leaders are young,ethnic women.

An Introduction to Group Dynamics

Studying Groups

Inclusion and Identity

Formation

Cohesion and Development

Structure

Influence

Power

Performance

Teams

Decision Making

Conflict

Intergroup Relations

Groups in Context

Growth and Change

Crowds and Collectives

Filters

Great Leader Theory is to Zeitgeist Theory as is to .