Question 1

Which of the following is MOST consistent with an evolutionary perspective on leadership?

Accepted Answer

A) People have an instinctive need to resist taking orders from a leader. 
B) Some individuals are,by instinct,born to take the role of the leader. 
C) Leadership enhances the evolutionary fitness of individuals by increasing their group's effectiveness. 
D) Leadership has always been,and always will be,a part of human nature. 
A) People have an instinctive need to resist taking orders from a leader. 
B) Some individuals are,by instinct,born to take the role of the leader. 
C) Leadership enhances the evolutionary fitness of individuals by increasing their group's effectiveness. 
D) Leadership has always been,and always will be,a part of human nature.

Question 2

Joe and Jena members of a newly founded group.Joe says many things during the meeting.Jena makes fewer comments,but they are very insightful and useful.Who will emerge as the group's leader and why?

Accepted Answer

It is difficult to determine who will em

Question 3

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) An agentic leader tends to be task oriented,active,and decision-focused. 
B) A communal leader tends to emphasize strengthening relationships with followers. 
C) Women,more so than men,tend to engage in relationship maintenance. 
D) Men,compared to women,are more effective leaders. 
E) All male groups are more likely to include a leader than are all female groups. 
A) An agentic leader tends to be task oriented,active,and decision-focused. 
B) A communal leader tends to emphasize strengthening relationships with followers. 
C) Women,more so than men,tend to engage in relationship maintenance. 
D) Men,compared to women,are more effective leaders. 
E) All male groups are more likely to include a leader than are all female groups.

Question 4

Recent research conducted by Jones and Kelly concluded that

Accepted Answer

A) people who talk the most in a group are viewed as leaders (the "babble effect"). 
B) people who talk too much in groups rarely become the leader. 
C) those who talk more are more likely to be picked to be leader so long as their comments are of high quality. 
D) quantity of comments is more influential than the quality of the comments one makes. 
A) people who talk the most in a group are viewed as leaders (the "babble effect"). 
B) people who talk too much in groups rarely become the leader. 
C) those who talk more are more likely to be picked to be leader so long as their comments are of high quality. 
D) quantity of comments is more influential than the quality of the comments one makes.

Question 5

Derinda is the leader of the enterprise resources group,but she has a unique leadership style.She seems to have great concern for making sure the group members' relationships are positive;she is always agreeable,eager to help,comforting,and noncontroversial.She does not show any concern for productivity,per se,for she feels that people come first.According to Blake and Mouton,she has a ___ leadership style.

Accepted Answer

A) 1-9 
B) 9-9 
C) 1-1 
D) 9-1 
E) 5-5 
A) 1-9 
B) 9-9 
C) 1-1 
D) 9-1 
E) 5-5

Question 6

Personality is to environment as great leader theory is to zeitgeist theory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

A social observer once said that "leaders don't need to be book smart,but people smart." What did this insight mean?

Accepted Answer

The insight that "leaders don't need to

Question 8

You are least likely to be chosen as the leader of the group if you are:

Accepted Answer

A) low in general mental ability but high in emotional intelligence. 
B) the only person in the group who belongs to a different racial group than all the others. 
C) a brunette. 
D) a male in an otherwise all female group. 
E) somewhat older than the other group members. 
A) low in general mental ability but high in emotional intelligence. 
B) the only person in the group who belongs to a different racial group than all the others. 
C) a brunette. 
D) a male in an otherwise all female group. 
E) somewhat older than the other group members.

Question 9

An evolutionary approach to leadership suggests that

Accepted Answer

A) followers tend to favor male leaders in intergroup conflict situations,but female leaders in situations involving intragroup conflict. 
B) people instinctively select leaders with qualities that will undermine their effectiveness as leaders (the mismatch hypothesis). 
C) in prehistoric times women tended to be the group leaders,whereas men were the group workers and hunters. 
D) leaders in prehistoric times dominated others through force and continual physical violence. 
A) followers tend to favor male leaders in intergroup conflict situations,but female leaders in situations involving intragroup conflict. 
B) people instinctively select leaders with qualities that will undermine their effectiveness as leaders (the mismatch hypothesis). 
C) in prehistoric times women tended to be the group leaders,whereas men were the group workers and hunters. 
D) leaders in prehistoric times dominated others through force and continual physical violence.

Question 10

Which type of leadership is most like transformational leadership?

Accepted Answer

A) transitional 
B) laissez-faire 
C) transactional 
D) charismatic 
A) transitional 
B) laissez-faire 
C) transactional 
D) charismatic

Which of the following is MOST consistent with an evolutionary perspective on leadership?

Joe and Jena members of a newly founded group.Joe says many things during the meeting.Jena makes fewer comments,but they are very insightful and useful.Who will emerge as the group's leader and why?

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

Recent research conducted by Jones and Kelly concluded that

Personality is to environment as great leader theory is to zeitgeist theory.

A social observer once said that "leaders don't need to be book smart,but people smart." What did this insight mean?

You are least likely to be chosen as the leader of the group if you are:

An evolutionary approach to leadership suggests that

Which type of leadership is most like transformational leadership?

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Exam 9: Leadership

Which of the following is MOST consistent with an evolutionary perspective on leadership?

Joe and Jena members of a newly founded group.Joe says many things during the meeting.Jena makes fewer comments,but they are very insightful and useful.Who will emerge as the group's leader and why?

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

Recent research conducted by Jones and Kelly concluded that

Personality is to environment as great leader theory is to zeitgeist theory.

A social observer once said that "leaders don't need to be book smart,but people smart." What did this insight mean?

You are least likely to be chosen as the leader of the group if you are:

An evolutionary approach to leadership suggests that

Which type of leadership is most like transformational leadership?

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

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