Transactional leadership styles are most effective when:
a. the leader is assertive.
b. the leader manages by exception.
c. the task requires close attention to detail.
d. the employees are already highly motivated.
Answer: C
Rationale: If a sales group is below their quota near the end of the month, a manager might try to get results by increasing the amount of bonus cash available to the most successful employees, while threatening to fire the least successful.
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Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. Meeting criteria for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) requires having multiple symptoms of inattention (e.g., persistent problems with sustained attention, organization, memory, following instructions), hyperactivity–impulsiveness (e.g., persistent difficulties with remaining still, waiting for a turn, interrupting others), or both for at least 6 months in at least two settings (e.g., home and school) to the point where they impair the child's ability to perform at school or get along at home. 2. The DSM–5 requires that symptoms of ADHD be present before the age of 12 in order to meet the criteria for this disorder. 3. Brain imaging studies suggest that those with ADHD have smaller brain volumes as well as structural and functional abnormalities in frontosubcortical networks associated with attention and behavioural inhibition. 4. Scott has always gotten into trouble. At home, he routinely bullies his little brother, throws food and toys at family members, kicks his dad, and he has also been stealing from the local store. Scott is likely suffering from conduct disorder. 5. Paranoid personality disorder is in the odd/eccentric cluster.
What is the correct order of disorders from the most to least severe?
A) minimally conscious state, persistent vegetative state, coma B) coma, persistent vegetative state, minimally conscious state C) persistent vegetative state, coma, minimally conscious state D) minimally conscious state, coma, persistent vegetative state
Prenatal stress can cause long-lasting problems in learning and memory by interfering with normal development of the __________.
A. hippocampus B. cerebral cortex C. cerebellum D. thalamus
Only one response per card is permitted on the
A) Rorschach Inkblot Technique. B) Holtzman Inkblot Technique. C) Thematic Apperception Test. D) Children's Apperception Test.