GROUP DYNAMICS FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
According to Hersey and Blanchard's situational model, effective leaders must - Answers adapt
their style to fit the needs of the group situation
Your leader is self-aware, self-controlled, has empathy, social skill, and can accurately interpret
and manipulate moods. She is high in ______________ intelligence. - Answers emotional
An interactional approach to leadership emergence assumes that - Answers who becomes a
leader depends on both personal qualities and situational factors
Hersey and Blanchard's situational leadership theory argues that - Answers leaders can be both
task oriented and relationship oriented
According to the text's definition, leadership is NOT: - Answers the ability to take charge in a
group
Alice is a ____________ leader: she lets her employees know what is expected of them. She
organizes her work force, sets definite standards for performance, and gives frequent feedback
of employee progress. - Answers task oriented
Renee manages by regulating behavior, monitoring communication, rewarding those who work
with praise and salary, and reducing role ambiguity. She is a __________ leader. - Answers
transactional
Hersey and Blanchard (1976) identify four different styles of leadership: (1) high task/high
relationship (2) high task/low relationship (3) low task/high relationship (4) low task/low
relationship. They also suggest that different leadership styles are needed at different times,
and recommend the following sequence: - Answers 2-1-3-4
Which of the following is FALSE?
a. Some of the qualities that influence leadership emergence are heritable.
b. Leaders are usually very low in the personality trait called narcissism.
c. Rotational studies suggest certain individuals tend to become leaders in the groups they join.
d. Conscientiousness and extraversion are the strongest predictors of leadership emergence. -
Answers b. Leaders are usually very low in the personality trait called narcissism.
High LPC is to low LPC as ____________ is to ____________. - Answers relationship-oriented; task-
oriented
Leader-member exchange theory, or LMX, unlike other theories of leadership stresses the -
Answers quality of the relationship between the leader and each of his or her subordinates
, Recent research conducted by Jones and Kelly concluded that - Answers those who talk more
are more likely to be picked to be leader so long as their comments are of high quality.
Which of the following statements is NOT consistent with a social identity approach to learning?
- Answers People expect their leader will favor their group (the ingroup) over the outgroup
Fiedler measures leadership style by asking people to rate - Answers their least preferred co-
worker
Who will be the group's leader? Davis answers this question by comparing the abilities of all the
people in the group to his intuitive conception of a leader, and then favors the person who best
matches his image of a leader. His approach is most consistent with _____________ theory. -
Answers implicit leadership
In the Lewin/Lippitt/White study, reliance on the leader, critical discontent, and demands for
attention were greater in groups with ____________ leaders. - Answers autocratic
Fiedler's and Hersey-Blanchard's theories are similar in that they - Answers are contingency
theories
What are the two dimensions underlying Blake and Mouton's GRID leadership theory? - Answers
concern for people; concern for production
A low LPC leader will be most effective in situations that are - Answers very unfavorable
The Lewin/Lippitt/White research demonstrated that - Answers autocratically led groups
displayed more aggression
According to the text, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Leadership and management are the same thing.
b. A group that faces a stressful situation is likely going to seek a leader.
c. Followers sometimes struggle against their leaders.
d. Leaders influence others through both direct and indirect means.
e. Leadership is an adaptive, goal-oriented process. - Answers a. Leadership and management
are the same thing.
A new committee has been formed to discuss production procedures and you are in charge of it.
According to situational leadership theory developed by Hersey and Blanchard, for the first few
weeks you should use a(n) _____________ leadership style. - Answers high task
Which of the following is NOT one of the Dark Triad personality characteristics?
a. narcissism
According to Hersey and Blanchard's situational model, effective leaders must - Answers adapt
their style to fit the needs of the group situation
Your leader is self-aware, self-controlled, has empathy, social skill, and can accurately interpret
and manipulate moods. She is high in ______________ intelligence. - Answers emotional
An interactional approach to leadership emergence assumes that - Answers who becomes a
leader depends on both personal qualities and situational factors
Hersey and Blanchard's situational leadership theory argues that - Answers leaders can be both
task oriented and relationship oriented
According to the text's definition, leadership is NOT: - Answers the ability to take charge in a
group
Alice is a ____________ leader: she lets her employees know what is expected of them. She
organizes her work force, sets definite standards for performance, and gives frequent feedback
of employee progress. - Answers task oriented
Renee manages by regulating behavior, monitoring communication, rewarding those who work
with praise and salary, and reducing role ambiguity. She is a __________ leader. - Answers
transactional
Hersey and Blanchard (1976) identify four different styles of leadership: (1) high task/high
relationship (2) high task/low relationship (3) low task/high relationship (4) low task/low
relationship. They also suggest that different leadership styles are needed at different times,
and recommend the following sequence: - Answers 2-1-3-4
Which of the following is FALSE?
a. Some of the qualities that influence leadership emergence are heritable.
b. Leaders are usually very low in the personality trait called narcissism.
c. Rotational studies suggest certain individuals tend to become leaders in the groups they join.
d. Conscientiousness and extraversion are the strongest predictors of leadership emergence. -
Answers b. Leaders are usually very low in the personality trait called narcissism.
High LPC is to low LPC as ____________ is to ____________. - Answers relationship-oriented; task-
oriented
Leader-member exchange theory, or LMX, unlike other theories of leadership stresses the -
Answers quality of the relationship between the leader and each of his or her subordinates
, Recent research conducted by Jones and Kelly concluded that - Answers those who talk more
are more likely to be picked to be leader so long as their comments are of high quality.
Which of the following statements is NOT consistent with a social identity approach to learning?
- Answers People expect their leader will favor their group (the ingroup) over the outgroup
Fiedler measures leadership style by asking people to rate - Answers their least preferred co-
worker
Who will be the group's leader? Davis answers this question by comparing the abilities of all the
people in the group to his intuitive conception of a leader, and then favors the person who best
matches his image of a leader. His approach is most consistent with _____________ theory. -
Answers implicit leadership
In the Lewin/Lippitt/White study, reliance on the leader, critical discontent, and demands for
attention were greater in groups with ____________ leaders. - Answers autocratic
Fiedler's and Hersey-Blanchard's theories are similar in that they - Answers are contingency
theories
What are the two dimensions underlying Blake and Mouton's GRID leadership theory? - Answers
concern for people; concern for production
A low LPC leader will be most effective in situations that are - Answers very unfavorable
The Lewin/Lippitt/White research demonstrated that - Answers autocratically led groups
displayed more aggression
According to the text, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Leadership and management are the same thing.
b. A group that faces a stressful situation is likely going to seek a leader.
c. Followers sometimes struggle against their leaders.
d. Leaders influence others through both direct and indirect means.
e. Leadership is an adaptive, goal-oriented process. - Answers a. Leadership and management
are the same thing.
A new committee has been formed to discuss production procedures and you are in charge of it.
According to situational leadership theory developed by Hersey and Blanchard, for the first few
weeks you should use a(n) _____________ leadership style. - Answers high task
Which of the following is NOT one of the Dark Triad personality characteristics?
a. narcissism
