The Contingency Model of Leadership Suggests That for a Task

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Multiple Choice

The contingency model of leadership suggests that for a task in which there is low situational control,

• A) a relations-oriented leader often offers too little guidance.
• B) a task-oriented leader is unlikely to be successful.
• C) a transactional leader will usually fail to set clear goals.
• D) a transformational leader will often rub subordinates the wrong way.

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Definitions:

Well-Organized Narratives

Stories or accounts that are structured in a coherent and logical manner, making them easy to follow and understand.

Habituation Paradigm

A research technique that takes advantage of a baby’s tendency to orient to new stimulation and to habituate to repeated or old stimulation. Once an infant habituates to one stimulus a new stimulus can be presented. The baby’s reorienting to the new stimulus (or failure to do so) reveals whether or not she perceives or notices the differences between the stimuli.

Sensorimotor Period

A stage in Piaget’s theory of cognitive development, from birth to about 2 years of age, where infants learn about the world through their sensory and motor interactions.