SIOP Leadership & Management Development

Question 1

Which leadership theory proposes that leaders should adjust their style based on the developmental maturity of their followers?

Accepted Answer

Situational Leadership Theory

Answer

Situational Leadership Theory (Hersey & Blanchard) holds that leaders must adapt their directing or supporting behaviors to match the developmental level of each follower.

Question 2

In Bass's Full Range Leadership Model, which transformational component involves leaders challenging followers to question assumptions and think creatively?

Accepted Answer

Intellectual stimulation

Answer

Intellectual stimulation is the transformational leadership component where leaders encourage followers to question assumptions, challenge the status quo, and engage in innovative problem-solving.

Question 3

Which statement best describes transactional leadership?

Accepted Answer

Leaders motivate followers through contingent rewards and active management by exception

Answer

Transactional leadership involves exchanges where leaders provide contingent rewards for performance and use management by exception to correct deviations from expected standards.

Question 4

According to Leader-Member Exchange (LMX) theory, employees in high-quality (in-group) LMX relationships tend to experience which outcome compared to out-group members?

Accepted Answer

Higher job satisfaction, performance, and organizational commitment

Answer

Research consistently shows that employees with high-quality LMX relationships experience greater job satisfaction, performance, organizational commitment, and career outcomes compared to out-group members.

Question 5

Among the Big Five personality traits, which is most consistently associated with both leadership emergence and leadership effectiveness according to meta-analytic research?

Accepted Answer

Extraversion

Answer

Meta-analytic evidence shows that extraversion has the strongest and most consistent relationship with both leadership emergence and effectiveness across studies of the Big Five.

(SIOP) Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Certification Practice Test

(SIOP) Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Certification Practice Test

SIOP Leadership & Management Development