Blake & Mouton Indicated That Opportunistic Leaders Have a ______

question 18

Multiple Choice

Blake & Mouton indicated that opportunistic leaders have a ______ style that they typically use and a ______ style they use under pressure.

• A) dominant, back-up
• B) task, production
• C) authority, paternal
• D) relationship, maternal

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Definitions:

Cognitive Dissonance

A psychological phenomenon where there is a feeling of uncomfortable tension which comes from holding two conflicting thoughts in the mind at the same time.

Carryover Effect

A phenomenon where the effect of a previous condition persists and influences performance in subsequent conditions in a study.

Self-Serving Bias

A cognitive bias where individuals attribute their successes to internal factors and their failures to external factors.

Negative Wording

Phrasing questions or statements in a survey or test in a way that assumes a negative outcome, which can influence responses.