When People Have Leadership Prototypes, They

question 28

Multiple Choice

When people have leadership prototypes, they:

• A)attribute the actions of leaders to external causes rather than to internal attributes.
• B)give leaders more credit or blame than due because of their need to believe that life's events are caused mainly by human agents.
• C)believe that effective leaders should concentrate on increasing organizational effectiveness rather than other activities.
• D)believe that leaders are effective only if they behave consistently with their own preconceptions of how an effective leader should act.
• E)tend to observe the leader's performance rather than physical features and other traits.

Comprehend the role of internal versus external orientation in psychological behaviors and preferences.

Develop insights into how an internal locus of control manifests in real-life contexts.

Recognize the concept of learned helplessness and its origins according to Seligman's theory.

Identify the implications of having an internal versus external locus of control.