A Large Sample Survey Was Used to Ask a Total

question 67

Multiple Choice

A large sample survey was used to ask a total of 2,615 managers within U.S.corporations what they considered to be the most important characteristic of effective leaders.The item that ranked #1 was:

• A)inspiring.
• B)honest.
• C)imaginative.
• D)dependable.

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Definitions:

Stimulus Generalization

The tendency for a response that has been conditioned to one stimulus to be triggered by stimuli that are similar to the original stimulus.

Higher-Order Conditioning

A process in behavioral psychology where a stimulus that initially has no significance comes to elicit a response after being associated with a stimulus that already elicits that response.

Stimulus Generalization

The tendency for the conditioned response to be elicited by stimuli that are similar but not identical to the conditioned stimulus.

Auditory Stimulation

The process of using sound to evoke a response in the auditory system.