complicated
calculations only
to male
employees.
According to Herrmann’s whole brain
concept, which of the following
statements is true of people who have
a quadrant-A dominance?
a. They are imaginative and curious
and enjoy experimentation and
playfulness.
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According to Herrmann’s whole
brain concept, which of the
following statements is true of
leaders with a predominantly
quadrant-B thinking style?
a. They tend to be rational and
realistic, think critically, and like to
deal with numbers and technical
matters.
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You are the chief executive officer of
an organization. You have leaders
who possess different thinking styles.
You are aware of the four quadrants
of the brain that are related to
different thinking styles based on
Herrmann’s model. Drag and drop the
thinking styles of the leaders to the
right boxes containing the quadrants
of the brain.
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Answer Options: Karen is holistic,
experimental, and impulsive/Quadrant
A/Mandy is emotional, outgoing, and
QUADR
ANT A
QUADR
ANT B
QUADR
ANT C
QUADR
ANT D
According to the Myers–Briggs
Type Indicator assessment,
introverts:
a. consider how a decision will affect
other people’s feelings.
others and interacting with others.
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According to the Myers–Briggs
Type Indicator assessment, people
with a judging preference:
a. enjoy having goals.
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Which of the following statements is
true of personality?
a. People typically do not have
different facets to their personality.
b. People’s personality differences
cannot make the life of a leader
interesting.
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Topic
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Which of the following
statements is true of self-
awareness?
a. A primary characteristic of
effective leaders is that they
avoid seeing their own unseen
characteristics.
b. A careful self-reflection is
not essential for most people
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Which of the following
examples indicates that
Alexa is a perpetual jerk?
a. Alexa executes her
leadership role by trying to
please everyone.
b. Alexa cannot tolerate even a
mild degree of conflict.
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In the context of the Big Five
personality dimensions,
which of the following
statements is true of people
with a high degree of
dominance?
a. They come across as quiet,
withdrawn, and socially
unassertive.
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Pre-Test Questions
Topic
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When leaders deeply
understand themselves, they:
a. remain grounded and
constant.
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When a leader understands
himself or herself and
overcomes blind spots,
_____.
a. it tends to be simpler to be
too nice to his or her followers
b. it becomes easier to avoid
seeing his or her own unseen
characteristics
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A person who is low on
extroversion may come
across as _____.
a. outgoing
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Tina heads the human
resource team of an
organization. She is highly
inclined to guiding her
followers with cooperation,
warmth, compassion,
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forgiveness, and trust. In the
context of the Big Five
personality dimensions, Tina
scores high on _____.
a. conscientiousness
Michael heads the advertising
team of Polaroid Inc. He
draws inspiration to create
content for advertisements
from his travel experiences
and the books he reads.
Similarly, he motivates his
team mates to work on
projects using their
imagination and creativity. In
the context of the Big Five
personality dimensions, this
implies that Michael scores
high on _____.
a. conscientiousness
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A person’s _____ defines
whether he or she places the
primary responsibility within
the self or on outside forces.
a. openness to experience
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Which of the following
statements is true of
instrumental values?
a. They are sometimes also
called terminal values.
b. They consist of such aspects
harmony. c. They include such
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Which of the following
statements is true of a leader
who subscribes to the
assumptions of Theory X?
a. A Theory X leader is likely
to be task oriented and highly
concerned with production
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Aaron is an employee at a
fast-food chain outlet. He
achieves his daily target
efficiently as he is highly task-
oriented. However, he does
not have good people skills as
he does not maintain good
relations with customers and
coworkers. His manager has
chosen him as the best
employee for the quarter
solely based on his
productivity, without taking
his human relation skills into
consideration. The decision
made by his manager is an
example of _____.
a. perceptual defense
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Which of the following
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statements is true of
perceptual defense?
a. People tend to protect
themselves against ideas,
objects, or people that are
Daphne heads the sales team
of Labyrinth Inc. When her
assistant failed to achieve the
monthly sales target, she
concluded that he failed
because he was inattentive and
tended to procrastinate. This
conclusion made by Daphne is
an example of _____.
a. the self-serving bias
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According to Herrmann’s
whole brain concept, leaders
with a predominantly
quadrant-C style are:
a. friendly, trusting, and
empathetic.
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According to Herrmann’s
whole brain concept, a leader
with a quadrant-D preference
is:
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a. friendly, trusting, and
empathetic.
According to the Myers–
Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
assessment, people with a
judging preference:
a. dislike deadlines.
b. change their minds several
d. like certainty and closure.
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Which of the following steps
should be taken by a leader to
work more effectively with
different personality types?
a. They should refrain from
acknowledging people’s
varied personality
characteristics.
b. They should express
frustration in order to keep
people focused on reaching
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Topic
Category
Which of the following
statements is true of leaders
who are too nice?
a. They often make poor
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decisions.
b. They lead their subordinates
very successfully.
Norah is the marketing
manager of Alpha Inc. She
likes to be in control of her
team. She is competitive,
decisive, and has high
position power. She prefers
to assign tasks to others and
give them instructions on
how to execute it. This
scenario implies that Norah
scores high on _____.
a. emotional stability
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In the context of the Big Five
personality dimensions, a
less conscientious person:
a. is outgoing and sociable.
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Emma heads the finance
team of Crystal Inc. She has
the ability to handle tight
deadlines, negative feedback,
and failures. She also knows
how to create positivity
among her subordinates
when they are in difficult
situations. In the context of
the Big Five personality
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dimensions, this scenario
implies that Emma is:
a. conscientious
In the context of the Big Five
personality dimensions, which
of the following statements is
true of dominance?
a. All successful leaders are
tough with a high degree of
dominance.
b. A high degree of dominance
could be detrimental to
effective leadership if not
tempered by other qualities.
high degree of dominance as
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Which of the following
statements is true of
individuals with a high
internal locus of control?
a. They typically prefer to
have structured, directed work
situations.
b. They generally participate
more in social and political
activities.
opportunities.
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Which of the following is a
terminal value ranked higher
by leaders than non-leaders?
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a. Pleasure
b. Wisdom
c. Intellect
d. Salvation
Which of the following is an
instrumental value ranked
higher by leaders than non-
leaders?
a. Loyalty
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Which of the following
statements is an assumption of
Theory Y?
a. The average human being
will try to not work if
possible.
b. The average human must be
coerced and controlled to get
him or her to put effort.
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Which of the following is an
example of projection?
a. Shane tends to believe that
an elderly employee will not
be able to operate a cell
phone.
b. Shane assumes that his
subordinates were criticized
complaints about his
behavior in the office.
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Kevin is the chief executive
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officer of a finance
corporation. He was informed
that one of his subordinates
has been revealing
confidential information to
their competitors. He did not
believe this and did not
attempt to verify whether the
allegation was true. This
tendency of Kevin is an
example of _____.
a. perceptual defense
According to Herrmann’s
whole brain concept, a person
who has a quadrant-A
dominance:
a. likes to speculate and break
the rules and take risks.
b. likes to deal with numbers
and technical matters.
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According to Herrmann’s
whole brain concept, which of
the following statements is
true of leaders with a
quadrant-D preference?
a. They like to establish
procedures and get things
done on time.
b. They like to deal with
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According to the Myers–
Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
assessment, thinking types
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tend to:
a. gather and absorb
information through the five
senses.
b. rely on less direct
perceptions.
Which of the following steps
should be taken by a leader to
work more effectively with
different personality types?
a. Refrain from
acknowledging people’s
varied personality
characteristics.
b. Realize that everyone has
different facets to their
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According to Rokeach, which
of the following is an end
value?
a. Broad-mindedness
b. Intellectualism
c. True friendship
d. Obedience
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According to Herrmann’s
whole brain model, a(n)
_____ person is associated
with logical, analytical
thinking.
a. bright
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According to Herrmann’s
whole brain model, which of
the following characteristics is
associated with organized,
detail-oriented thinking?
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