"I Wonder Why Jim Is So Mean to Louise," Mary

question 7

Multiple Choice

"I wonder why Jim is so mean to Louise," Mary commented to Sheila over coffee."Maybe other people have always been mean to him,and so he is really angry all of the time.Maybe that makes him treat Louise badly,even though they are supposed to be in love," replies Sheila.According to the scientific method,Sheila has just posed a ________.

• A) theory
• B) problem
• C) hypothesis
• D) relative truth

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Definitions:

Transformational Leadership

The active promotion of values to provide a shared vision of the organization. Leader and members are bound together in a higher moral purpose. The leader raises the aspirations of followers such that they think and act beyond their own self-interests.

Lewin's Styles

Kurt Lewin's leadership styles framework, which identifies three main styles of leadership: autocratic, democratic, and laissez-faire.

Productivity

The efficiency at which goods or services are produced, typically measured by the output per unit of input.

Least Preferred Coworker

A measure used in Fiedler's contingency model to identify an individual's leadership style by assessing their feelings towards the least liked coworker.