SNCOA TEST 2 2026 SENIOR NCO
ACADEMY LEADERSHIP AND DECISION
MAKING PROFESSIONAL MILITARY
EDUCATION STUDY GUIDE
◉ Influence
Answer: People who operate out of this dimension focus on "shaping
the environment by influencing or persuading others."
◉ Steadiness
Answer: People who operate out of this dimension focus on
"cooperating with others within existing circumstances to carry out
the task."
◉ Conscientious
Answer: People who operate out of this dimension focus on
"working conscientiously within existing circumstances to ensure
quality and accuracy."
◉ Primary behavioral tendencies
Answer: Tendencies the person has the most of
, ◉ Secondary behavioral tebdencies
Answer: Tendencies the person has the next most of
◉ Adaptation innovation theory
Answer: Suggests problem solving and creativity are are both
outcomes of the same brain function... Think of creativity as a
component of problem solving.
◉ Creativity
Answer: as it relates to AL Theory, involves problem solving,
decision making, and ideas for change.
◉ Cognitive level
Answer: a measure of your cognitive capacity. Another way to put it
is a measurement (high/low) of how much knowledge you have
about a particular topic.
◉ Cognitive style preference
Answer: refers to your preferred manner of solving problems,
making decisions, and bringing about change. It represents the
approach you us to think... the way you perceive and process
information.
ACADEMY LEADERSHIP AND DECISION
MAKING PROFESSIONAL MILITARY
EDUCATION STUDY GUIDE
◉ Influence
Answer: People who operate out of this dimension focus on "shaping
the environment by influencing or persuading others."
◉ Steadiness
Answer: People who operate out of this dimension focus on
"cooperating with others within existing circumstances to carry out
the task."
◉ Conscientious
Answer: People who operate out of this dimension focus on
"working conscientiously within existing circumstances to ensure
quality and accuracy."
◉ Primary behavioral tendencies
Answer: Tendencies the person has the most of
, ◉ Secondary behavioral tebdencies
Answer: Tendencies the person has the next most of
◉ Adaptation innovation theory
Answer: Suggests problem solving and creativity are are both
outcomes of the same brain function... Think of creativity as a
component of problem solving.
◉ Creativity
Answer: as it relates to AL Theory, involves problem solving,
decision making, and ideas for change.
◉ Cognitive level
Answer: a measure of your cognitive capacity. Another way to put it
is a measurement (high/low) of how much knowledge you have
about a particular topic.
◉ Cognitive style preference
Answer: refers to your preferred manner of solving problems,
making decisions, and bringing about change. It represents the
approach you us to think... the way you perceive and process
information.
