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________ is an effort to attain objectives by attacking or hurting others.

Aggression

________ use a graphic approach to depict systematically the root causes of a problem, the relationships between different causes, and potentially a prioritization of which causes are most important.

Cause-and-effect diagrams

Which of the following statements about goals is most likely false?

Easily attainable goals result in higher levels of effort and performance.

According to the Five Factor Model (FFM) or OCEAN model of personality, which of the following statements is most likely true about agreeableness?

It essentially concerns one's need for approval.

Which statement best summarizes the components of empowerment as defined by the authors?

Leaders delegate leadership and decision making down to the lowest level possible and equip followers with the resources, knowledge, and skills necessary to make good decisions.

In the context of the fundamental needs that affect motivation, which of the following statements is true of the work of Daniel Pink?

Pink maintained that rewards and punishment work well for motivating employees doing routine and assembly line work.

Which of the following statements is true about leaders who are in the first quadrant of the credibility matrix?

They have a high level of trust and a high level of expertise.

Which of the following statements is true about assertive people?

They take responsibility for what they say.

An individual's tendency to exert effort toward task accomplishment depends partly on the strength of his or her motivation to achieve success. This concept is called

achievement orientation.

According to Hogan and Warrenfelz, competencies concerned with analyzing issues, making decisions, and strategic thinking fall into the ________ category.

business skills

The degree to which someone tells others something and ensures that they understand what was said is called

communication effectiveness.

Leaders who score low in neuroticism tend to

hide their emotions.

Which of the following terms refers to how much a leader emphasizes meeting work goals and accomplishing tasks?

initiating structure

Which of the following terms is most likely defined as the ability to intentionally pay attention to the present moment while letting go of judgment?

mindfulness

Which of the following theories explains the interesting relationships between leader intelligence and experience levels, and group performance in stressful versus nonstressful conditions?

the cognitive resources theory

Which of the following is the correct sequence of events that take place in stress management according to the A-B-C model?

triggering event, your self-talk, feelings and behaviors

Which of the following would be best for managing stress?

using progressive muscle relaxation techniques

Researchers at the University of Michigan concluded that there are four categories of leadership behaviors related to effective group performance. Identify a true statement about one of the four categories, interaction facilitation.

It includes those behaviors where leaders act to smooth over and minimize conflicts among followers.

Which of the following statements is true about force field analysis?

It is used as a tool for identifying the key elements affecting a problem situation.

The ________ asked leaders to indicate the extent to which they believed different consideration and initiating behaviors were important to leadership success.

Leadership Opinion Questionnaire (LOQ)

________ is defined as the process by which we perceive and respond to situations that challenge or threaten us.

Stress

Which of the following concepts was most likely promoted by Boris Groysberg?

The difference between portable and nonportable skills.

Work facilitation behaviors are concerned with

acquiring and allocating resources.

According to Reuven Bar-On's model of emotional intelligence, reality testing, flexibility, and problem-solving relate to

adaptability

Which of the following is most likely an example of a noncontingent reward?

annual salary

According to the Leadership Grid, 9,9 leaders

are the most effective leaders.

Which of the following would most likely result in consistently higher effort and performance?

assigning goals that are both specific and difficult

Which of the following terms refers to how friendly and supportive a leader is toward subordinates?

consideration

Raymond scores high on practical intelligence and has extensive knowledge and experience in leading a pharmaceutical research team. He is likely to feel uncomfortable and unprepared when asked to organize a major fund-raising activity for a charitable institution. This example illustrates that practical intelligence is most likely

domain specific.

Which of the following involves making judgments about the adequacy of behavior with respect to certain criteria such as work group or organizational goals?

effectiveness

According to the Five Factor Model (FFM) or OCEAN model of personality, which of the following dimensions primarily involves behaviors that are highly likely to be exhibited in group settings and are generally concerned with getting ahead in life?

extraversion

The leadership competency of helping a group or community recognize and define its opportunities and issues in ways that result in effective action is known as

framing

According to Myers and Myers's basic preference dimensions in which people can differ, the thinking-feeling dimension

is concerned with the considerations leaders prefer when making decisions.

Goal emphasis and work facilitation are ________ dimensions of leadership behavior.

job-centered

One limitation of Maslow's hierarchy of needs is that it fails to

make specific predictions on what an individual will do to satisfy a particular need.

Unlike leaders who score low in conscientiousness, those who score high in conscientiousness

rarely get into trouble.

Which of the following would most likely result from too much stress?

reduced job performance

In the context of Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence, leaders and followers who possess high levels of analytic intelligence

tend to be quick learners and do well in school.

In the context of team and organizational effectiveness, which of the following refers to people systematically overestimating their own performance in areas where they lack competence and readily dismissing any information to the contrary?

the Dunning-Kruger effect

Which of the following most likely occurs when leaders articulate high expectations for followers?

the Pygmalion effect