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An emergent leader |
| | A) | is appointed by someone in authority. |
| | B) | may be a leader in name only. |
| | C) | surfaces in group interaction. |
| | D) | is often not accepted by the group members. |
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Research on gender and the leader role has found: |
| | A) | when mixed-sex groups have little time to interact before determining a leader, they usually choose a woman |
| | B) | when mixed-sex groups do have time to interact before determining a leader, they usually choose a woman |
| | C) | when mixed-sex groups do have time to interact before determining a leader, they are equally likely to chose a woman or man |
| | D) | when mixed-sex groups have little time to interact before determining a leader, they are equally likely to chose a woman or man |
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Charisma is strong ____ power. |
| | A) | referent |
| | B) | legitimate |
| | C) | expert |
| | D) | reward |
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Behaviors associated with ____ power include giving compliments and special attention to group members. |
| | A) | referent |
| | B) | legitimate |
| | C) | expert |
| | D) | reward |
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The ____ perspective on leadership assumes that leaders have particular personal characteristics that set them apart from nonleaders. |
| | A) | situational |
| | B) | trait |
| | C) | style |
| | D) | functional |
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A(n) _____ leader has a "take charge" attitude. |
| | A) | autocratic |
| | B) | participative |
| | C) | laissez-faire |
| | D) | democratic |
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Fiedler's research on contingency leadership found that |
| | A) | task-oriented leaders are most productive when conditions are moderately favorable. |
| | B) | relationship-oriented leaders are most productive when conditions are highly unfavorable. |
| | C) | task-oriented leaders are most productive in highly favorable situations. |
| | D) | relationship-oriented leaders are least productive when conditions are moderately unfavorable. |
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In Hersey, Blanchard & Johnson's situational model of leadership, leaders who take a ____ approach turn over decision making and implementation responsibilities to the group. |
| | A) | participating |
| | B) | delegating |
| | C) | telling |
| | D) | selling |
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____ leadership functions contribute greatly to group satisfaction. |
| | A) | Complexity |
| | B) | Social |
| | C) | Structuring |
| | D) | Procedural |
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Transformational leaders |
| | A) | provide vision and a sense of mission. |
| | B) | manage within the existing norms of their organization. |
| | C) | negatively affect the performance of group members. |
| | D) | exchange rewards for group members' performances. |
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The characteristics of an effective leader include |
| | A) | using a consistent leadership style for all groups. |
| | B) | managing complexity. |
| | C) | adopting an autocratic approach to leadership. |
| | D) | depending on group members for information about the task. |
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One principle for leading public discussion is |
| | A) | allowing discussants to talk about whatever is on their minds. |
| | B) | using closed-ended questions to guide the discussion. |
| | C) | not limiting the number of topics to be discussed. |
| | D) | rewarding participants for their cooperation. |
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When a group member appears to be allowing others to do the work, the leader should |
| | A) | use humor to divert the group and lighten the mood. |
| | B) | avoid excessive eye contact with that person. |
| | C) | interrupt the conversation and say, "[Name] you haven't done anything in this group so far." |
| | D) | summarize the group's progress and try to involve the nonparticipant. |
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To help stimulate creativity in the group, the leader should |
| | A) | congratulate the group on its progress. |
| | B) | ask group members to agree to make only one point when it's their turn to talk. |
| | C) | say, "How is it we keep getting sidetracked?" |
| | D) | encourage group members to listen to others' ideas. |
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To promote critical thinking, the group leader should |
| | A) | spend some time asking the group to generate a list of "how" questions. |
| | B) | divide the issue and consider each part separately. |
| | C) | talk group members through the process of formally engaging in brainstorming. |
| | D) | discuss where the group is heading in its discussion. |
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Leadership requires telling group members what to do. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Groups must always have only one person fulfill the leader role. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The methods of residues process of leadership emergence suggests that those who occupy a central position in the group's communication network generally emerge as leaders. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Task leadership functions include generating ideas, critically examining decisions, and clarifying ideas. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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In preparing for a meeting, the leader should keep the statement of purpose vague. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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2002 McGraw-Hill Higher Education