Which of the Following Characteristics Distinguishes Authority

question 50

Multiple Choice

Which of the following characteristics distinguishes authority?

• A) It is vested in people, not positions.
• B) Subordinates accept it.
• C) It flows across the horizontal hierarchy.
• D) It emerges from the organizational values.
• E) Individuals are born with this power.

Recognize the evolutionary explanations for specialized behaviors, such as egg guarding in treehoppers.

Understand the evolution of parental care strategies and the conditions under which male parental care is more likely to evolve.

Identify the benefits and pitfalls of nonrelative offspring adoption in colonial nesting species.

Understand the concept of monogamy in animal species and the hypotheses explaining its evolution.

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Definitions:

Beginner's Luck

The phenomenon where an inexperienced person achieves success in a particular activity on their first try.

Internal-Unstable

This term is not standard; please provide context or it might be incorrect.

External-Unstable

An attributional style where individuals attribute their successes or failures to external, temporary factors.

Dispositional Attribution

The tendency to attribute someone's behavior to their disposition or personality rather than to external factors.