The romance of leadership explains
a. why leaders are loved.
b. why so much theory is devoted to the concept of leadership.
c. people’s tendency to overestimate a leader’s influence and control.
d. why most assume that leadership is an inborn talent.
e. sex differences in leadership.
c. people’s tendency to overestimate a leader’s influence and control.
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The "Flynn effect" refers to which phenomenon?
a. People with extremely high or low test scores tend to get closer to the mean on a retest. b. The predictive validity of any test is lower than the reliability of the test. c. Children in small families tend to do better on IQ tests than children in large families. d. Performance on IQ tests tends to improve from one generation to the next.
Which action best describes the memory strategy of rehearsal?
a. Take original information, expand on it, and make connections to existing memories. b. Repeat to self over and over. c. Organize into meaningful categories, then memorize. d. See it and be it.
Under Situational Leadership Theory, a leader uses one of these four behavioral styles:
a. coercing/delegating/supporting/coaching b. delegating/directing/supporting/coaching c. directing/rewarding/affiliation/coaching d. delegating/directing/supporting/structuring
According to your textbook, one of the most important factors in helping others involves
a. making ourselves feel less depressed. b. fulfilling our need for affiliation. c. our feeling of connection to the victim. d. our need for recognition and achievement.