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“LEADERSHIP TEST BANK “ NEWEST UPDATED EXAM
2025 – 2026 SOLVED QUESTIONS & ANSWERS VERIFIED
100% GRADED A+ (LATEST VERSION)
test bank for leadership
1. What is employee behavior best reinforced by?
A) Praise from a supervisor
B) An increase in their pay
C) A personally valued reward
D) Threat of punishment
Ans: C
Feedback:
Each person is a unique individual who is motivated by different things. The other
options lack that element of personal value.
2. What did motivational theorist Victor Vroom state?
A) Personal motivators could be separated from job satisfiers
B) People are motivated by three basic needs: achievement, affiliation, and
power
C) A manager's assumptions about workers directly affect the intrinsic
motivation of the workers
D) Employees' expectations about their work environment or a certain event
will affect their behavior
Ans: D
Feedback:
This theory is called Vroom's expectancy model.
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3. Which is a motivating factor identified in Herzberg's motivationñhygiene
theory?
A) Money
B) A chance for promotion
C) A well-lighted parking lot
D) Free meals in the cafeteria
Ans: B
Feedback:
Herzberg maintained that motivators such as promotion are present in work itself;
they give people the desire to perform well. The other options were viewed less
impactful on motivation.
4. Which statement most accurately defines intrinsic motivation?
A) Motivation that is directly related to a person's internal level of aspiration
B) Motivation that is enhanced by the job's environmental conditions
C) Motivation that is not shaped by personal values
D) Motivation that is not related to achievement
Ans: A
Feedback:
Intrinsic motivation comes from within the individual. To be intrinsically motivated at
work, the worker must value job performance and productivity. The other options are
not as relevant to this factor.
5. According to McClelland, what does achievement motivation focus on?
A) The extrinsic rewards to be acquired
B) A need to nurture others
C) A need to have legitimate power over others
D) The intrinsic need to be successful
Ans: D
Feedback:
McClelland stated that achievement-oriented people will focus on improving
(succeeding) through action. None of the other options have that impact on
motivation.
6. According to McGregor, what do Theory X assumptions hold?
A) Putting forth effort is natural
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B) Workers are diligent, responsible, and helpful
C) Workers are lazy, uncreative, and indifferent toward work
D) Increased rewards will motivate workers
Ans: C
Feedback:
McGregor believed that how the manager views the employees will affect motivation
and productivity. Theory Y managers thought workers were motivated, but Theory X
managers thought they were lazy, uncreative, and indifferent. The remaining options
are not addressed by these assumptions.
7. What is the implication in a hierarchy of needs?
A) All needs have equal power in motivation
B) Unsatisfied needs trigger behavior
C) Lower level needs are less valued
D) Some individuals have hereditary needs
Ans: B
Feedback:
Hierarchy of need implies that people are motivated to satisfy certain needs, ranging
from basic survival to complex psychological needs, and people seek a higher need
only when the lower needs have been predominantly met.
8. What did Victor Vroom emphasize the importance of?
A) Managers knowing each employee's expectation of reward
B) Managers being honest with their employees
C) Making sure that the employees' lower-level needs are met
D) Understanding that individuals react in a stimulus response mode
Ans: A
Feedback:
Victor Vroom emphasized the importance of managers knowing each employee's
expectation of reward. The other options are not related to Vroom's theory.
9. What did the motivational theorist Saul Gellerman argue?
A) Individuals should be stretched on a regular basis to increase their
productivity and motivation levels
B) Stretching should be used as a motivational strategy only for affiliation-
oriented individuals
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C) Stretching should be used as a motivational strategy only when an
individual is already demotivated
D) Employees should be stretched intermittently to complete tasks more
difficult than what they are used to doing
Ans: D
Feedback:
Gellerman suggested stretching, which involves assigning tasks that are more
difficult than what the person is used to doing. Stretching should not, however, be a
routine or daily activity. The remaining options are not true statements regarding
stretching
10. According to Skinner, how should rewards used as a way to reinforce
behavior be given?
A) At established intervals
B) Specific to a particular performance
C) Sometime after the event for maximum reinforcement
D) Very sparingly to make them more valuable
Ans: B
Feedback:
If rewards are to succeed as motivational strategies, they should represent genuine
accomplishment on the part of the employee. Rewards can be spontaneous, as long
as they are truly deserved. The other options are not supportive of Skinner's
thoughts on rewards.
11. What is the purpose for a manager to engage in networkingî?
A) To bolster self-esteem
B) To unwind from work
C) To further professional goals
D) To meet altruistic needs
Ans: C
Feedback:
A manager networks by joining a professional group to which one can contribute and
that serves to further professional goals. The goal of networking is not stated by any
of the other options.
“LEADERSHIP TEST BANK “ NEWEST UPDATED EXAM
2025 – 2026 SOLVED QUESTIONS & ANSWERS VERIFIED
100% GRADED A+ (LATEST VERSION)
test bank for leadership
1. What is employee behavior best reinforced by?
A) Praise from a supervisor
B) An increase in their pay
C) A personally valued reward
D) Threat of punishment
Ans: C
Feedback:
Each person is a unique individual who is motivated by different things. The other
options lack that element of personal value.
2. What did motivational theorist Victor Vroom state?
A) Personal motivators could be separated from job satisfiers
B) People are motivated by three basic needs: achievement, affiliation, and
power
C) A manager's assumptions about workers directly affect the intrinsic
motivation of the workers
D) Employees' expectations about their work environment or a certain event
will affect their behavior
Ans: D
Feedback:
This theory is called Vroom's expectancy model.
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3. Which is a motivating factor identified in Herzberg's motivationñhygiene
theory?
A) Money
B) A chance for promotion
C) A well-lighted parking lot
D) Free meals in the cafeteria
Ans: B
Feedback:
Herzberg maintained that motivators such as promotion are present in work itself;
they give people the desire to perform well. The other options were viewed less
impactful on motivation.
4. Which statement most accurately defines intrinsic motivation?
A) Motivation that is directly related to a person's internal level of aspiration
B) Motivation that is enhanced by the job's environmental conditions
C) Motivation that is not shaped by personal values
D) Motivation that is not related to achievement
Ans: A
Feedback:
Intrinsic motivation comes from within the individual. To be intrinsically motivated at
work, the worker must value job performance and productivity. The other options are
not as relevant to this factor.
5. According to McClelland, what does achievement motivation focus on?
A) The extrinsic rewards to be acquired
B) A need to nurture others
C) A need to have legitimate power over others
D) The intrinsic need to be successful
Ans: D
Feedback:
McClelland stated that achievement-oriented people will focus on improving
(succeeding) through action. None of the other options have that impact on
motivation.
6. According to McGregor, what do Theory X assumptions hold?
A) Putting forth effort is natural
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B) Workers are diligent, responsible, and helpful
C) Workers are lazy, uncreative, and indifferent toward work
D) Increased rewards will motivate workers
Ans: C
Feedback:
McGregor believed that how the manager views the employees will affect motivation
and productivity. Theory Y managers thought workers were motivated, but Theory X
managers thought they were lazy, uncreative, and indifferent. The remaining options
are not addressed by these assumptions.
7. What is the implication in a hierarchy of needs?
A) All needs have equal power in motivation
B) Unsatisfied needs trigger behavior
C) Lower level needs are less valued
D) Some individuals have hereditary needs
Ans: B
Feedback:
Hierarchy of need implies that people are motivated to satisfy certain needs, ranging
from basic survival to complex psychological needs, and people seek a higher need
only when the lower needs have been predominantly met.
8. What did Victor Vroom emphasize the importance of?
A) Managers knowing each employee's expectation of reward
B) Managers being honest with their employees
C) Making sure that the employees' lower-level needs are met
D) Understanding that individuals react in a stimulus response mode
Ans: A
Feedback:
Victor Vroom emphasized the importance of managers knowing each employee's
expectation of reward. The other options are not related to Vroom's theory.
9. What did the motivational theorist Saul Gellerman argue?
A) Individuals should be stretched on a regular basis to increase their
productivity and motivation levels
B) Stretching should be used as a motivational strategy only for affiliation-
oriented individuals
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C) Stretching should be used as a motivational strategy only when an
individual is already demotivated
D) Employees should be stretched intermittently to complete tasks more
difficult than what they are used to doing
Ans: D
Feedback:
Gellerman suggested stretching, which involves assigning tasks that are more
difficult than what the person is used to doing. Stretching should not, however, be a
routine or daily activity. The remaining options are not true statements regarding
stretching
10. According to Skinner, how should rewards used as a way to reinforce
behavior be given?
A) At established intervals
B) Specific to a particular performance
C) Sometime after the event for maximum reinforcement
D) Very sparingly to make them more valuable
Ans: B
Feedback:
If rewards are to succeed as motivational strategies, they should represent genuine
accomplishment on the part of the employee. Rewards can be spontaneous, as long
as they are truly deserved. The other options are not supportive of Skinner's
thoughts on rewards.
11. What is the purpose for a manager to engage in networkingî?
A) To bolster self-esteem
B) To unwind from work
C) To further professional goals
D) To meet altruistic needs
Ans: C
Feedback:
A manager networks by joining a professional group to which one can contribute and
that serves to further professional goals. The goal of networking is not stated by any
of the other options.
