COMM 2410 Final REVISED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
A view of leadership as the personal attributes or qualities that leader posses seemed like a
reasonable one when It was first proposed, but It actually yielded very little useful information? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Trait perspective
Examines leadership as behaviors that may be preformed by any group member to maximize
group effectiveness? - CORRECT ANSWER - Functional perspective
What are the 4 task leadership behaviors? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1) Initiating
2) Coordinating
3) Summarizing
4) Elaborating
What are the 4 process leadership behaviors? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1) Releasing
tension
2) Gatekeeping
3) Encouraging
4)Mediating
A relatively consistent pattern of behavior reflecting a leader's belief and attitudes? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Leadership style
Assume positions of intellectual and behavioral superiority in groups; they make decisions, give
orders, and generally control all activities? - CORRECT ANSWER - Authoritarian leaders
Have more faith in the group than authoritarian leaders do and consequently try to involve
members in making decisions? - CORRECT ANSWER - Democratic leaders
, See themselves as no better or no worse than other group members; they assume the group will
direct itself; avoid dominating groups? - CORRECT ANSWER - Laissez-Faire
What are the 4 results of the leadership style study done? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1)
Groups with democratic leaders generally were better and functioned in a more orderly and
positive way
2) Groups with authoritarian leaders were more aggressive or more apathetic (depending on the
group)
3) Members of democratic groups were better satisfied than members of laissez-faire groups; a
majority of group members preferred democratic to authoritarian leadership, although some
members were better satisfied in authoritarian groups
4) Authoritarian groups spent more time engaged in productive work, but only when the leader
was present
The effective decision making results are when a group...? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1)
Accurately assesses the present situation
2 )Establishes clear and appropriate group goals
3) Accurately identifies positive and negative consequences of decision alternatives
4) Has accurate information
5) Draws reasonable conclusions from available information
6) Encourages participation by many people
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
A view of leadership as the personal attributes or qualities that leader posses seemed like a
reasonable one when It was first proposed, but It actually yielded very little useful information? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Trait perspective
Examines leadership as behaviors that may be preformed by any group member to maximize
group effectiveness? - CORRECT ANSWER - Functional perspective
What are the 4 task leadership behaviors? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1) Initiating
2) Coordinating
3) Summarizing
4) Elaborating
What are the 4 process leadership behaviors? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1) Releasing
tension
2) Gatekeeping
3) Encouraging
4)Mediating
A relatively consistent pattern of behavior reflecting a leader's belief and attitudes? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Leadership style
Assume positions of intellectual and behavioral superiority in groups; they make decisions, give
orders, and generally control all activities? - CORRECT ANSWER - Authoritarian leaders
Have more faith in the group than authoritarian leaders do and consequently try to involve
members in making decisions? - CORRECT ANSWER - Democratic leaders
, See themselves as no better or no worse than other group members; they assume the group will
direct itself; avoid dominating groups? - CORRECT ANSWER - Laissez-Faire
What are the 4 results of the leadership style study done? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1)
Groups with democratic leaders generally were better and functioned in a more orderly and
positive way
2) Groups with authoritarian leaders were more aggressive or more apathetic (depending on the
group)
3) Members of democratic groups were better satisfied than members of laissez-faire groups; a
majority of group members preferred democratic to authoritarian leadership, although some
members were better satisfied in authoritarian groups
4) Authoritarian groups spent more time engaged in productive work, but only when the leader
was present
The effective decision making results are when a group...? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1)
Accurately assesses the present situation
2 )Establishes clear and appropriate group goals
3) Accurately identifies positive and negative consequences of decision alternatives
4) Has accurate information
5) Draws reasonable conclusions from available information
6) Encourages participation by many people
