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Sgt Exam Practice Test_Effective Police Leadership
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Effective Police Leadership Sample Exam - ANS-...
The Primary Emphasis in Situational Leadership is on: - ANS-A. The situational
Variables
*B. The behavior of the leader in relation to the follower
C. Task Behavior
D. Relationship Behavior
Task Behavior is: - ANS-A. Spelling out the duties and responsibilities of the individual
or group.
B.Telling people what to do
C.Telling people how, when, where and who's to do something.
*D. All of the above
Relationship Behavior is: - ANS-*A. Engaging in two-way or multi-way communications.
B. Touching People, and telling them how you feel
C. Encouraging followers to be open about their personal lives with you.
D. All of the above.
If a leader's style uses high amounts of task behavior the leader will use___amounts of
relationship behavior. - ANS-A. Low
B. High
C. Sometimes low, sometimes high
*D. Impossible to tell, the two are independent of one another.
A New project comes across your desk, and one of your personnel should be assigned
to do it. Generally, projects are assigned in rotation, and it is Sgt. Fred's turn to get a
project. Sgt. Fred is usually five to ten minutes late to work. Do you think Fred can
handle this project? - ANS-Fred's tardiness may not affect your decision at all. You can't
tell by looking at his tardiness record.
If Sgt. Fred is willing to do the tasks involved in the project, does that ensure he will
complete it completely? - ANS-A. Yes
B. Probably, willingness is the most important.
*C. No, he must also be able.
, D.No, a person who is always late is just not a willing worker.
If the appropriate leadership style to use with Sgt. Fred regarding getting to work on
time is S1, what does that mean? - ANS-A. Leaving him alone.
B. Facilitating his discovery of his own solutions for the problem.
C.Telling him that you don't value him as an employee.
*D. Stating to him directly that the workday begins at 8:00 a.m.
If the project involves tasks that Sgt. Fred enjoys and is good at doing, the proper
leadership style to use with him on that project is probably: - ANS-A.S1 Telling
B.S2 Selling
C.S3 Participating
*D. S4 delegating
Sgt. Grace Jones, another employee in your department, has just been assigned a
project. She has been in the department for only five weeks, but has proven to be a real
fo-getter. She asks many questions, and she reads all the material regarding
department operations. The appropriate leadership style for grace in this, her first
project, is probably: S2, Selling - ANS-...
In the above example, Sgt. Grace Jones readiness level is: - ANS-A. R1, Unable and
unwilling or insecure
*B. R2, Unable but willing or confident
C. R3, Able but unwilling or insecure
D. R4, Able and Willing or confident
The style which incorporates below average amounts of task behavior and above
average amounts of relationship behavior is: - ANS-A. S1, Telling
B. S2, Selling
*C. S3, Participating
D.S4, Delegating
If the appropriate leadership style for a given situation is S1, but the leader can't use
that style, what is the next most probably successful style? - ANS-*A. S2, Selling
B.S3, Participating
C.S4, Delegating
D. There is no next most probably successful style. If the appropriate style is S1, that
what the leader should use.
How should situational leadership be used? - ANS-*A. As a developmental tool
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