D016 Leadership Foundations and ethics CORRECT
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS|| 2024 LATEST UPDATE
Transformational Leadership - ANSWER Intellectual stimulation is characterized by enabling "followers to
think of old problems in new ways"
Laissez-faire - ANSWER A leader who allows staff to determine how they will achieve goals and perform
job functions has which leadership style
Situational Leadership - ANSWER The basic principle underlying situational leadership is that the leader
adapts her leadership behavior to followers' "maturity," based on their willingness and ability to perform
a specific task.
autocratic leadership style - ANSWER centralizing authority, making decisions alone, and expecting
followers or subordinates simply to follow instructions
authoritative leadership style - ANSWER That gives direct, clear, details instructions as to what, when,
and how work is to be done
Discipline - ANSWER Protecting instructional time from interruptions
Protecting teachers from internal and external distractions
Intellectual Stimulation (Transformational Leadership) - ANSWER Intellectual stimulation is characterized
by enabling "followers to think of old problems in new ways"
Optimizer - ANSWER In solving a problem searches for optimal solution
order leadership style - ANSWER
formal network of communication - ANSWER If the principal holds a faculty meeting and shares
information regarding the new reading program, the formal communication network is being used
, Informal network of communication - ANSWER informal network, often referred to as "the grapevine,"
does have some negative features, of which the most noted are distortion and rumors (unsubstantiated
information).
downward communication - ANSWER Information that flows from higher to lower levels in the
organization's hierarchy.
upward communication - ANSWER Information that flows from lower to higher levels in the
organization's hierarchy. perhaps the form of communication that is most prone to filtering
horizantal communication - ANSWER When individuals communicate with other individuals of the same
status in the organization, horizontal communication is occurring
Vertical Communication - ANSWER The term vertical is not used here to refer to the direction of the
communication; rather, it describes a pattern that focuses on combining upward and downward
communication, making leaders more visible through face-to-face contact.
diagonal communication - ANSWER Communication that cuts across vertical and horizontal channels.
wheel network - ANSWER a communication network in which a gatekeeper regulates the flow of
information from all other members
cognitive dissonance theory - ANSWER the theory that we act to reduce the discomfort (dissonance) we
feel when two of our thoughts (cognitions) are inconsistent. For example, when our awareness of our
attitudes and of our actions clash, we can reduce the resulting dissonance by changing our attitudes
Communication Accommodation Theory - ANSWER The view that individuals adjust their verbal
communication to facilitate understanding.
Communication Accommodation Theory - ANSWER theory that all people adapt their behavior to others
to some extent
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS|| 2024 LATEST UPDATE
Transformational Leadership - ANSWER Intellectual stimulation is characterized by enabling "followers to
think of old problems in new ways"
Laissez-faire - ANSWER A leader who allows staff to determine how they will achieve goals and perform
job functions has which leadership style
Situational Leadership - ANSWER The basic principle underlying situational leadership is that the leader
adapts her leadership behavior to followers' "maturity," based on their willingness and ability to perform
a specific task.
autocratic leadership style - ANSWER centralizing authority, making decisions alone, and expecting
followers or subordinates simply to follow instructions
authoritative leadership style - ANSWER That gives direct, clear, details instructions as to what, when,
and how work is to be done
Discipline - ANSWER Protecting instructional time from interruptions
Protecting teachers from internal and external distractions
Intellectual Stimulation (Transformational Leadership) - ANSWER Intellectual stimulation is characterized
by enabling "followers to think of old problems in new ways"
Optimizer - ANSWER In solving a problem searches for optimal solution
order leadership style - ANSWER
formal network of communication - ANSWER If the principal holds a faculty meeting and shares
information regarding the new reading program, the formal communication network is being used
, Informal network of communication - ANSWER informal network, often referred to as "the grapevine,"
does have some negative features, of which the most noted are distortion and rumors (unsubstantiated
information).
downward communication - ANSWER Information that flows from higher to lower levels in the
organization's hierarchy.
upward communication - ANSWER Information that flows from lower to higher levels in the
organization's hierarchy. perhaps the form of communication that is most prone to filtering
horizantal communication - ANSWER When individuals communicate with other individuals of the same
status in the organization, horizontal communication is occurring
Vertical Communication - ANSWER The term vertical is not used here to refer to the direction of the
communication; rather, it describes a pattern that focuses on combining upward and downward
communication, making leaders more visible through face-to-face contact.
diagonal communication - ANSWER Communication that cuts across vertical and horizontal channels.
wheel network - ANSWER a communication network in which a gatekeeper regulates the flow of
information from all other members
cognitive dissonance theory - ANSWER the theory that we act to reduce the discomfort (dissonance) we
feel when two of our thoughts (cognitions) are inconsistent. For example, when our awareness of our
attitudes and of our actions clash, we can reduce the resulting dissonance by changing our attitudes
Communication Accommodation Theory - ANSWER The view that individuals adjust their verbal
communication to facilitate understanding.
Communication Accommodation Theory - ANSWER theory that all people adapt their behavior to others
to some extent
