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2)
Your
company's
HR
director
is
a
believer
in
trait
theories
of
leadership.
He
believes
that
he
can
differentiate
leaders
from
non-leaders
by
focusing
on
personal
qualities
and
characteristics.
He
asks
for
your
expertise
in
helping
him
to
apply
trait
theory
to
leadership
selection
within
your
company.
When
selecting
individuals
for
leadership
positions,
trait
theory
suggests
that
which
of
the
following
is
least
helpful
for
identifying
leaders?
A)
Extraversion.
B)
Conscientiousness.
C)
Openness
to
experience.
D)
Agreeableness.
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3)
What
do
we
call
the
process
by
which
individuals
organize
and
interpret
their
sensory
impressions
in
order
to
give
meaning
to
their
environment?
A)
Interpretation.
B)
Environmental
analysis.
C)
Social
verification.
D)
Perception.
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4)
James
is
an
employee
whose
job
it
is
to
proofread
legal
documents.
He
is
paid
by
the
number
of
documents
that
he
proofs.
He
discovers
that
he
is
paid
substantially
more
than
his
colleagues,
even
though
their
jobs
and
performances
are
very
similar.
What
is
likely
to
be
his
reaction
to
this
discovery
according
to
equity
theory?
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5)
Zach
is
devout
and
very
active
in
his
church.
He
is
also
a
very
dedicated
employee.
His
manager
offers
him
a
promotion
but
the
new
role
will
require
him
to
work
Sundays.
Zach
would
like
the
promotion,
but
realizes
that
it
would
force
him
to
miss
some
church
activities.
It
is
likely
that
Zach
is
experiencing
which
of
the
following?
A)
Role
conflict.
B)
Role
expectation.
C)
Psychological
conflict.
D)
Cognitive
reactance.
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6)
Power
can
be
defined
as
________.
A)
the
ability
to
influence
the
behavior
of
others
B)
the
actualization
of
the
dependency
of
others
C)
congruence
between
the
goals
of
the
leader
and
those
being
led
D)
downward
influence
on
one's
followers
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