Mitscherlich, post-World War II, published influential work that shaped Germany’s
analysis of the causes of the war and
a. Interpreted the holocaust using the clinical paradigm
b. Opened the field of psychotherapy to the lay public
c. Opened the field of social psychology to a broader audience
d. Interpreted emotions as stemming from negative childhood experiences
External leadership actions include:
a. Relational.
b. Environmental.
c. Leadership decisions.
d. Task.
Which premise of the clinical paradigm states that our early caregivers and other
developmental experiences influence us throughout life?
a. Mental life lies outside of conscious awareness
b. Human development is an intra- and interpersonal process
c. There is rationale behind every act
d. How we regulate and express emotions is central to a person’s identity
Women could still be perceived as warm and as leaders with high-level potential by
a. Combining transactional and servant leadership styles
b. Combining agentic and communal characteristics
c. Using authoritative and achievement leader behaviors
d. Using transformational leadership behaviors
Which of the following is not a servant leader behavior?
a. Empowering
b. Behaving ethically
c. Geniality
d. Conceptualizing
Which is not a criticism of the path-goal theory?
a. It attempts to integrate motivation from expectancy theory
b. Empirical research only partially supports its validity
c. It is very complex and has many aspects to it
d. It does not clearly explain the relationship between motivation and leader behaviors
The individual attributes factor in the skills model suggests
a. That complex problem-solving is not difficult.
b. That traits are not important to leadership.
c. That the skills model is not just a competency-based model.
d. Motivation plays little to no role within the model.
e. Personality influence is minimal.
Who is responsible for making the offer for improved career-oriented interactions?
a. Leader
b. Follower
c. Leader or follower
d. Followers’ coworkers
Transformational leadership views leaders as social architects.
a. True
b. False
A prerequisite for all of the other adaptive leader behaviors is to regulate distress.
a. True
b. False
The statement “She/he is born to be a leader” suggests a
a. Process definition of leadership
b. Trait definition of leadership
c. Gender bias definition of leadership
d. Coercive definition of leadership
Career experiences directly contribute to which of the other components of Mumford et.
al’s skills model?
a. Competencies
b. Leadership outcomes
c. Environmental influences
d. Individual attributes
Which of the following behaviors is not associated with the opportunistic leadership
style?
a. The leader shifts his or her style to gain personal advantage.
b. The leader may be perceived as ruthless and cunning.
c. The leader may be perceived as adaptable and strategic.
d. The leader puts self-interest ahead of other-interest.
e. The leader stresses the importance of social needs.
Although there are clear differences between management and leadership,
a. There is little research to support one or the other.
b. Leadership is more valued than management.
c. The two constructs overlap.
d. Management is more valued than leadership.
The early research on LMX theory was called
a. Group classification theory
b. Vertical dyad linkage theory
c. Didactic linkage theory
d. Horizontal dyad linkage theory
The dynamics of human behavior
a. Are often difficult to understand
b. Are easy to understand
c. Are similar to skills dynamics
d. Are related to the Big Five personality profiles
Inspirational motivation is one of the factors in the transformational leadership model.
a. True
b. False