Which of the Following Statements Is True of Leadership

question 11

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true of leadership?

• A) Aggressiveness and constant interaction with others guarantees good leadership.
• B) The key task for a leader is to treat all situations similarly and use one standard approach for all situations.
• C) A leader should avoid staying in the background to keep pressures off the group or keeping quiet so that others may talk.
• D) Successful leadership requires behavior that unites and stimulates followers toward defined objectives in specific situations.

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Definitions:

Scientific Attitude

The practice of being curious, skeptical, and open-minded while seeking empirical evidence and explanations about the natural world.

Curiosity

A strong desire to know or learn something, driving exploration and investigation.

Independent Variable

In experimental research, the variable that is manipulated by the researcher to examine its effect on the dependent variable.

Experimental Study

A research method where the researcher manipulates one variable to determine if it causes a change in another variable, within a controlled environment.