Question 1

Which of the following involves participants being given a limited amount of time to prioritize and respond to a number of notes,phone messages,and letters?

Accepted Answer

A)   Virtual simulations
B)   Role playing
C)   In-basket exercises
D)   Case studiesE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 2

What is a frequent lesson learned by both men and women from their career experiences?

Accepted Answer

A)   Recognizing and seizing opportunities
B)   Understanding personal limits
C)   Persevering through adversity
D)   Handling political situationsE) A) and D)
F) All of the above D

Question 3

Studies indicate that everyone attends to all aspects of a situation equally and that perception is basically a passive activity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Crediting your own successes to dispositional factors and others' successes to factors in the environment are aspects of:

Accepted Answer

A)   single-loop learning.
B)   fundamental attribution error.
C)   self-fulfilling prophecy.
D)   double-loop learning.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 5

Explain how techniques such as role playing,in-basket exercises,and leaderless group discussions enhance leadership training.

Accepted Answer

In role playing,learners are assigned pa...

Question 6

Discuss the components and effectiveness of action learning.

Accepted Answer

Action learning is the use of actual wor...

Question 7

In perception,which term refers to the process of assigning underlying causes to behaviors?

Accepted Answer

A)   Attribution
B)   Single-loop learning
C)   Self-fulfilling prophecy
D)   Fundamental attribution errorE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

Which statement about perceptual sets is most likely FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)   Perceptual sets can influence any of our senses.
B)   Perceptual sets are the tendency to perceive everything.
C)   Feelings and needs can trigger a perceptual set.
D)   Prior experiences can cause a perceptual set.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 9

Leadership practitioners have a tendency to concentrate on coaching their top followers and overlooking low-performing followers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

In the informal coaching process,a leader is most likely to help a follower to grow skills by:

Accepted Answer

A)   reviewing a 360-degree feedback.
B)   creating a coaching plan.
C)   identifying long-term career goals.
D)   conducting a personality assessment.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 11

Describe the arts-based approach to leader development.

Accepted Answer

Some arts-based approaches may be descri...

Question 12

Leadership development is enhanced when experience involves the three processes of:

Accepted Answer

A)   stopping,looking,and listening.
B)   perception,attribution,and learning.
C)   action,observation,and reflection.
D)   action,behavior,and consequence.E) A) and C)
F) C) and D) C

Question 13

The tendency to overestimate the dispositional factors and underestimate the environmental factors in someone else's failure is a fundamental attribution error.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Explain how going against the grain is often an important ingredient in learning from experience.

Accepted Answer

Bunker and Webb note that executives try...

Question 15

The times when people most need to break out of the mold created by past learning patterns tend to be the times when they are most unwilling to do so.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Leadership training programs for mid-level managers are LEAST likely to focus on improving _____ skills.

Accepted Answer

A)   strategic planning
B)   time management
C)   oral communication
D)   interpersonalE) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 17

Which term refers to a kind of learning between the individual and the environment in which learners seek relatively little feedback that may significantly confront their fundamental ideas or actions?

Accepted Answer

A)   Deutero-learning
B)   Double-loop learning
C)   Action learning
D)   Single-loop learningE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 18

A drawback to action learning is that it requires spending time away from one's immediate job responsibilities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The process by which an older and more experienced person helps to socialize and encourage younger organizational colleagues is called:

Accepted Answer

A)   evaluating.
B)   consulting.
C)   mentoring.
D)   networking.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C) C

Question 20

Effective coaches require coachees to practice targeted behaviors through role-play activities and later in real-world situations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 2: Leader Development

Which of the following involves participants being given a limited amount of time to prioritize and respond to a number of notes,phone messages,and letters?

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What is a frequent lesson learned by both men and women from their career experiences?

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Studies indicate that everyone attends to all aspects of a situation equally and that perception is basically a passive activity.

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Crediting your own successes to dispositional factors and others' successes to factors in the environment are aspects of:

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Explain how techniques such as role playing,in-basket exercises,and leaderless group discussions enhance leadership training.

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Discuss the components and effectiveness of action learning.

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In perception,which term refers to the process of assigning underlying causes to behaviors?

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Which statement about perceptual sets is most likely FALSE?

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Leadership practitioners have a tendency to concentrate on coaching their top followers and overlooking low-performing followers.

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In the informal coaching process,a leader is most likely to help a follower to grow skills by:

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Describe the arts-based approach to leader development.

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Leadership development is enhanced when experience involves the three processes of:

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The tendency to overestimate the dispositional factors and underestimate the environmental factors in someone else's failure is a fundamental attribution error.

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Explain how going against the grain is often an important ingredient in learning from experience.

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The times when people most need to break out of the mold created by past learning patterns tend to be the times when they are most unwilling to do so.

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Leadership training programs for mid-level managers are LEAST likely to focus on improving _____ skills.

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Which term refers to a kind of learning between the individual and the environment in which learners seek relatively little feedback that may significantly confront their fundamental ideas or actions?

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A drawback to action learning is that it requires spending time away from one's immediate job responsibilities.

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The process by which an older and more experienced person helps to socialize and encourage younger organizational colleagues is called:

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Effective coaches require coachees to practice targeted behaviors through role-play activities and later in real-world situations.

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