According to the Situational Theory of Leadership, A(n) Can Be

question 36

Multiple Choice

According to the situational theory of leadership, a(n) can be effective when followers have the necessary education, skills, and experience but might be insecure in their abilities and need some encouragement from the leader.

• A)directing leadership style
• B)coaching leadership style
• C)supporting leadership style
• D)entmsting leadership style

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Definitions:

Piagetian Process

An aspect of cognitive development theory defined by Jean Piaget, focusing on how children acquire knowledge and through what stages they progress.

Accommodation

In psychology, the process of modifying existing cognitive schemas, perceptions, and understanding so that new information can be integrated.

Assimilation

A cognitive process in developmental psychology where individuals integrate new information into existing schemas or frameworks.

Equilibration

A mechanism that Piaget proposed to explain how children shift from one stage of thought to the next. The shift occurs as children experience cognitive conflict, or disequilibrium, in trying to understand the world. Eventually, they resolve the conflict and reach a balance, or equilibrium, of thought.