Which of These Statements About People-Oriented and Task-Oriented Leadership Styles

question 91

Multiple Choice

Which of these statements about people-oriented and task-oriented leadership styles is FALSE?

• A) The two dimensions of the Leadership Grid... are similar to the people-oriented and task-oriented leadership styles.
• B) People-oriented and task-oriented leadership styles are at opposite ends of a behavioural continuum.
• C) Task-oriented leaders tend to devote more energy towards defining and structuring work roles.
• D) Task-oriented leadership is associated with lower job satisfaction.
• E) People-oriented leaders show more mutual trust and respect for subordinates than do task-oriented leaders.

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Definitions:

Hermann Helmholtz

A German physicist and physician renowned for his contributions to the understanding of the physiology of vision and audition.

Sperling's Experiments

Psychological experiments conducted by George Sperling that demonstrated the existence of iconic memory, showcasing how people can recall visual information after short exposures.

Ebbinghaus

Refers to Hermann Ebbinghaus, a German psychologist known for his pioneering work on memory and the forgetting curve.

Rate of Forgetting

The pace at which information is lost over time from memory, often described by the forgetting curve.