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PSYC305
Motivation and Leadership

Week 4
Midterm Exam

1. (TCO 2)
Leadership effectiveness depends upon _____ of leaders, _____ of followers, and
the _____ of the situation

Timing;
pulse; memory

Age; number; notification

Height; weight; length

Qualities; characteristics; nature

Gender; race; training

Question 2.(TCO 2) Vince Lombardi had a _____ personality;
his followers’ goal was to be equal to their understanding of his ____.

Schizophrenic; needs

Mercurial; orders

Stoic; desires

Charismatic; values and goals

Difficult; deficiencies

Question 3.(TCO 2) Problems with ____, ____, and _____ are
fertile fields for emotional instability that can reduce leadership
effectiveness.

Methods, procedures, and processes

Plant, equipment, and supplies

Products, environment, and government

Alcohol, money, and relationships

Education, liquidation, and infiltration

Question 4. (TCO
2) ____, ____, and _____ are traits found in charismatic leaders.

Education, opportunity, and attention to
detail

Training, sensitivity, and patience

Experience, collaboration, and emotional
stability

Optimism, extroversion, and a sense of
adventure

None of the above

Question 5.(TCO 2) In ____, Stuart Levine and Michael Crom
write about building trust in the workplace. His prescription includes ____,
____, and ____.

“Habits of the Heart”; respect
society’s rules, trust in time, and end bitterness

“The Road Less Traveled”; never
travel alone, always take a friend, and be dependable

“A Great Place to Work”; do what you
love, lend a helping hand, and be considerate

“The Leader in You”; deal openly
with everyone, keep promises, and care about people

None of the above

Question 6.(TCO 2) The concept of _____ is relevant to
leadership development because leadership effectiveness is in direct proportion
to _____ and ____, which come from within the person.

Multiple intelligence; commitment and passion

Hand grip; size and strength

Interpersonal attraction; identification and
need

Political alliance; confidence and pride

None of the above

Question 7.(TCO 2) _____ advocated a _____ style of leadership
and _____ advocated a _____ style of leadership.

Jefferson; directive; Eisenhower;
non-directive

Machiavelli; directive; Lao-Tzu; non-directive

Eisenhower; directive; Patton; non-directive

Lao-Tzu; directive; Elizabeth I; non-directive

Patton; directive; Jefferson; non-directive

Question 8.(TCO 2)
_____ describes how difficult the leader’s job can be: “Since no important
decision ever pleases everyone in an organization, the leader must also absorb
the displeasure, and sometimes the severe hostility, of those who would have
taken a different course.”

Peter Drucker

Margaret Wheatley

Chris Argyris

Douglas McGregor

Ken Blanchard

Question 9.(TCO 2) In the passage, “He Made Me Feel
Important,” Vince Lombardi influenced his players because of his:

Physical
size

Charismatic personality

Native intelligence

Personal insecurity

Job knowledge

Question 10. (TCO
2) Situational factors that influence the leadership process include:

Size of the organization

Social and psychological climate

Employment patterns

Type, place, purpose of work performed

All of the above

Question 11. (TCO
5) The philosophy behind the quality movement is:

People respond positively to measurements and
controls.

People
closest to the work usually have the experience and knowledge to come up with
the best solutions to work-related problems.

People want economic security.

People need sufficient pay and benefits to
sustain morale.

All of the above

1.(TCO 2) Edwin
Ghisselli’s six traits for effective leadership include all but which of the following:

Need for achievement

Intelligence

Decisiveness

Self-confidence

Social status

Question 2. (TCO 2) All of the following are factors that
influence the nature of the situation or the context of leadership except:

Type of work performed

Size of organization

Social climate

Employee wage

Question 3.(TCO 3) _____ was a famous leader who learned
tremendous leadership skills from his wife, including the idea that most people
will do what they choose to do, and no amount of coaxing or force can overcome
an idea or principle that is personally believed.

George
Washington

Martin Luther King

Gandhi

Winston Churchill

Vince Lombardi

Question 4. (TCO 3) Employee participation
has been shown to have a _____ impact on business success.

Positive

Negative

Neutral

None of the above

Question 5. (TCO 5) _____ created the 14
Steps to Quality.

W. Edwards Deming

Robert Frost

Donald Dewar

Peter Drucker

Question 6.(TCO 3) The servant leader shows commitment to
his or her people through all of the following except ____.

Access

Communication

Support

Force

Question 7. (TCO 3) Religious ethics are based on a _____
understanding of the world.

Secular

Theistic

Scientific

Phenomenological

Empirical

Question 8.(TCO 5) The self-fulfilled person possesses all
of the following except:

Intimacy

Goal-directedness

Accurate perception of reality

No need for privacy

Question 9.(TCO 5) Survival needs that motivate behavior
include all of the following except:

Sleep

Exercise

Shelter

Respect

Food

Question 10.(TCO 5) Satisfaction of needs progresses according
to the following sequence:

Survival, social, security, belonging,
self-actualization

Survival, belonging, security,
self-fulfillment, social

Survival, acceptance, belonging, love,
security

Survival, security, belonging, respect,
fulfillment

Question 11.(TCO 3) In the years since World War II, the
American workplace has become more:

Isolated

Hierarchical

Exclusive

Participative

Paternal

1.(TCO 5) Physical
and emotional needs that motivate behavior include:

Survival and security

Belonging and respect

Self-fulfillment

All of the above

None of the above

Question 2.(TCO 5) The _____ motivational level is closely
related to the nature of the work and depends on aspects of the job itself for
satisfaction.

First

Second

Third

Fourth

Instructor Explanation: Chapter 12

Question 3.(TCO 1) A leader’s ability to _____ and _____ is
essential for leadership success.

Understand people, deal with them effectively

Understand finance, keep technically
proficient

Manipulate others, retain personal power

Live a balanced life, support the arts

None of the above

Question 4. (TCO
5) The importance of motivation is suggested by findings that most people
believe they could give as much as _____ to _____ percent more effort at work
than they now do with no one, including their own supervisors, recognizing any
difference; and they also believe they could give _____ to _____ percent less
effort with no one noticing any difference.

2 to 6; 2, 6

8 to 10; 8, 10

10 to 15; 10, 15

15 to 20; 15, 20

None of the above

Question 5. (TCO 5) Proven policies and
techniques that have positive effects on employee morale include all of the
following except:

Introduce a group bonus plan

Increase the amount and types of group
interaction

Assign whole tasks, including preparatory and
finishing work

Eliminate rewards based on job classification

Reduce the number of hierarchical levels

Allow workers to determine their own work
methods

Question 6.(TCO 5) If less than _______ percent of your job is enjoyable, there is a
morale problem.

10

20

40

80

Question 7.(TCO 5) A continuum of empowerment, least to
most, is as follows:

Scientific management, industrial democracy,
human relations training

Kibbutzim, job enrichment, collective
bargaining

Suggestion box, quality circles, self-directed
work teams

Quality improvement teams, safety meetings,
labor/management codetermination

None of be above

Question 8. (TCO
5) Unempowered is to empowered as:

Leader decides policy; people ignore policy

Roles and responsibilities defined by leader;
roles and responsibilities conflicting and unclear

Check with leaders on all decisions; check
with those affected on decisions

Work together to determine a standard; not
concerned with standards

Leader writes performance plan; there is no
performance plan

Question 9.(TCO 5) (1) Define and (2) discuss the five
sources and types of power (10 points). (3) Using these sources of power,
illustrate clearly how a boss (or a teacher) has used their power over you in
the past that either went well or did not (10 points).

Question 10.(1) Describe the power and influence the use of
effective words has in motivation and leadership. Please use specific examples
from your personal experience.

(2) Describe the role of a participative leader who works
with employees and does NOT impose solutions.