Stepping In And Out Of The Shadows Exam Questions Chapter 2 - Meeting the Ethical Challenges of Leadership 7th Edition Test Bank by Craig E. Johnson. DOCX document preview.
Chapter 2: Stepping In and Out of the Shadows
Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. Which of the following is not an element of functional atheism?
A. high stress
B. broken relationships
C. group pressure
D. mindless activity
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Unhealthy Motivations: Inner Monsters
Difficulty Level: Medium
AACSB Standard: Application of knowledge
2. “Organized beliefs about how ‘we’ differ from ‘they’” is the definition of ______.
A. faulty theories about how the world operates
B. faulty theories about ourselves
C. faulty theories about other people
D. faulty theories about relationships
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Theories About Other People
Difficulty Level: Hard
AACSB Standard: Application of knowledge
3. A(n) ______ refers to the belief (positive or negative) that we hold about a particular group of people.
A. ethnocentric perspective
B. stereotype
C. confirmation
D. prejudice
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Theories About Other People
Difficulty Level: Medium
AACSB Standard: Application of knowledge
4. Conformity is a particular problem for ______.
A. small businesses
B. large organizations
C. small groups
D. cross-cultural settings
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Contextual Factors
Difficulty Level: Medium
AACSB Standard: Application of knowledge
5. With which internal enemy or monster is competition associated?
A. insecurity
B. fear
C. denying death
D. battleground mentality
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Unhealthy Motivations: Inner Monsters
Difficulty Level: Medium
AACSB Standard: Application of knowledge
6. Which item was not identified as an element for the signs of selfishness?
A. obsession
B. greed
C. narcissism
D. Machiavellianism
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Personality Disorders
Difficulty Level: Easy
AACSB Standard: Application of knowledge
7. Which of the following is not a characteristic or behavior of shadow casters?
A. unhealthy motivations
B. personality disorders
C. moral disengagement
D. ethical expertise
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: What’s Ahead
Difficulty Level: Medium
AACSB Standard: Application of knowledge
8. Which of the following is not an example of an internal enemy or internal monster?
A. fear
B. anxiety
C. functional atheism
D. denying death
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Unhealthy Motivations: Inner Monsters
Difficulty Level: Easy
AACSB Standard: Application of knowledge
9. ______ is a hallmark of self-oriented leaders.
A. Fear
B. Apathy
C. Greed
D. Manipulation
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Unhealthy Motivations: Inner Monsters
Difficulty Level: Easy
AACSB Standard: Application of knowledge
10. Which of the following is not part of the dark triad of leadership?
A. narcissism
B. Machiavellianism
C. borderline personality
D. psychopathy
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Personality Disorders
Difficulty Level: Easy
AACSB Standard: Application of knowledge
11. The concept that millennials are not as dedicated to a long-term career is an example of a ______. This is where beliefs about other people are presumed based on a widely perceived belief.
A. prejudice
B. stereotype
C. viewpoint
D. belief
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Theories About Other People
Difficulty Level: Easy
AACSB Standard: Application of knowledge
12. ______ is/are our sensitivity to moral issues and options.
A. Moral ideals
B. Moral imagination
C. Moral insight
D. Moral beliefs
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Failure of Moral Imagination
Difficulty Level: Easy
AACSB Standard: Application of knowledge
13. Leaders use ______ to persuade themselves that their harmful behavior is actually moral and beneficial.
A. advantageous comparison
B. moral justification
C. euphemistic labeling
D. moral reasoning
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Turning Immoral Conduct Into Moral Conduct
Difficulty Level: Medium
AACSB Standard: Application of knowledge
14. With the concept of ______, the idea is that it is easier to mistreat others if they are seen as less than fully human.
A. attribution of blame
B. moral justification
C. moral reasoning
D. dehumanization
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Devaluing Victims
Difficulty Level: Medium
AACSB Standard: Application of knowledge
15. ______ are self-absorbed and overestimate their abilities.
A. Pessimists
B. Optimists
C. Narcissists
D. Conformers
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Personality Disorders
Difficulty Level: Easy
AACSB Standard: Application of knowledge
16. ______ engage in destructive behavior while obeying their leaders.
A. Pessimists
B. Optimists
C. Narcissists
D. Conformers
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Contextual Factors
Difficulty Level: Easy
AACSB Standard: Application of knowledge
17. ______ actively support or contribute to their leaders’ destructive missions.
A. Colluders
B. Conformers
C. Psychopaths
D. Narcissists
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Contextual Factors
Difficulty Level: Easy
AACSB Standard: Application of knowledge
18. Extreme ______ have a “grandiose sense of self-importance,” believe that they are special, like attention, constantly seek positive feedback, lack empathy, and feel entitled to their power and positions.
A. colluders
B. conformers
C. psychopaths
D. narcissists
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Personality Disorders
Difficulty Level: Medium
AACSB Standard: Application of knowledge
19. ______ have a total lack of conscience.
A. Colluders
B. Conformers
C. Psychopaths
D. Narcissists
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Personality Disorders
Difficulty Level: Easy
AACSB Standard: Application of knowledge
20. ______ is a characteristic of someone who is driven to earn more and accumulate additional perks.
A. Anger
B. Doubt
C. Greed
D. Deceit
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Unhealthy Motivations: Inner Monsters
Difficulty Level: Easy
AACSB Standard: Application of knowledge
21. ______ is the conviction that we have motivation and skills to make an ethical choice and follow through on it.
A. Ethical efficacy
B. Ethical fallacy
C. Ethical perspective
D. Ethical reasoning
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Lack of Ethical Expertise
Difficulty Level: Medium
AACSB Standard: Application of knowledge
22. ______ encompasses all the skills needed to make responsible ethical choices, including moral awareness, moral understanding, moral reasoning and dialogue, and the resolution of competing arguments and demands.
A. Cognitive decision-making competence
B. Moral reasoning competence
C. Ethical competence
D. Emotional competence
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Stepping Out of the Shadows
Difficulty Level: Hard
AACSB Standard: Application of knowledge
23. Which of the following is not listed as an element of moral imagination?
A. sensitivity to ethical dimensions of the situation
B. perspective taking
C. creation of novel solutions
D. emotional intelligence
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Failure of Moral Imagination
Difficulty Level: Medium
AACSB Standard: Application of knowledge
24. According to many ethicists, ______ is key to ethical behavior and works hand in hand with moral reasoning in the decision-making process.
A. moral reasoning
B. moral imagination
C. moral ethics
D. moral intelligence
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Failure of Moral Imagination
Difficulty Level: Medium
AACSB Standard: Application of knowledge
25. Highly ______ individuals are skilled at manipulating others for their own ends.
A. autocratic
B. tyrannical
C. Machiavellian
D. callous
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Personality Disorders
Difficulty Level: Medium
AACSB Standard: Application of knowledge
26. With moral ______, leaders persuade themselves that their harmful behavior is actually moral and beneficial.
A. imagination
B. reasoning
C. justification
D. driving
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Turning Immoral Conduct Into Moral Conduct
Difficulty Level: Easy
AACSB Standard: Application of knowledge
27. With ______, it is easier to mistreat others if they are seen as less than fully human.
A. dehumanization
B. demoralization
C. attribution of blame
D. lost souls
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Devaluing Victims
Difficulty Level: Easy
AACSB Standard: Application of knowledge
28. ______ is the tendency to think that we are better than “they” are, that our way of doing things is superior to “theirs.”
A. Stereotype
B. Ethnocentrism
C. Moral reasoning
D. Prejudice
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Theories About Other People
Difficulty Level: Medium
AACSB Standard: Application of knowledge
29. ______ are our beliefs about other groups of people.
A. Stereotypes
B. Ethnocentrism
C. Moral reasoning
D. Prejudice
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Theories About Other People
Difficulty Level: Easy
AACSB Standard: Application of knowledge
30. Leaders should pay special attention to their ______ when leading.
A. motivations
B. shadows
C. longings
D. doubts
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Unhealthy Motivations | Inner Monsters
Difficulty Level: Medium
AACSB Standard: Application of knowledge
31. Toxic leaders tend to focus on ______ needs.
A. public
B. self-glorification
C. security
D. trust
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Unmet Needs
Difficulty Level: Medium
AACSB Standard: Application of knowledge
32. Which of the following is not one of the “mals” noted in the text when describing signs of untrustworthy leaders?
A. maladjusted
B. malcontent
C. malodorous
D. malicious
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Unmet Needs
Difficulty Level: Medium
AACSB Standard: Application of knowledge
33. ______ describes the excessive pride of top leaders.
A. Hubris
B. Greed
C. Self-centeredness
D. Arrogance
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Self-Centeredness
Difficulty Level: Medium
AACSB Standard: Application of knowledge
34. ______ type of individual often lacks any element of conscience.
A. Hubris
B. Machiavellians
C. Narcissist
D. Psychopath
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Personality Disorders
Difficulty Level: Easy
AACSB Standard: Application of knowledge
35. The team captains decided they were granted special privileges by cheating for their exam since they had already poured so much time into the project which other team members had neglected. This is an example of ______.
A. moral high ground
B. moral justification
C. moral disengagement
D. minimizing harm
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Turning Immoral Conduct Into Moral Conduct
Difficulty Level: Medium
AACSB Standard: Application of knowledge
36. A leader submits a false expense report, thinking he deserves the extra money because of his importance to the company. He is demonstrating which type of faulty assumption?
A. faulty theories about ourselves
B. faulty theories about other people
C. faulty theories about how the world operates
D. faulty theories about leadership
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Turning Immoral Conduct Into Moral Conduct
Difficulty Level: Medium
AACSB Standard: Application of knowledge
37. Competition is associated with which internal enemy or monster?
A. insecurity
B. fear
C. denying death
D. battleground mentality
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Inner Monsters
Difficulty Level: Medium
AACSB Standard: Application of knowledge
38. Which of the following is a not a true statement about moral imagination?
A. generates creative solutions
B. involves seeing the bigger picture
C. can become overactive
D. creates narrow-mindedness
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Failure of Moral Imagination
Difficulty Level: Medium
AACSB Standard: Application of knowledge
39. In the ______ , destructive leadership is not only the product of toxic leaders, but of two additional forces: susceptible followers and conducive environments.
A. Toxic Pyramid
B. Triple Threat
C. Toxic Triangle
D. Toxic Threat
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Contextual Factors
Difficulty Level: Medium
AACSB Standard: Application of knowledge
True/False
1. Machiavellians are skilled at manipulating others.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Personality Disorders
Difficulty Level: Easy
AACSB Standard: Application of knowledge
2. A great deal of destructive leadership behavior is driven by self-centeredness, which manifests itself through pride and greed.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Unhealthy Motivations: Inner Monsters
Difficulty Level: Medium
AACSB Standard: Application of knowledge
3. Pessimists put their groups, organizations, and countries at risk because their dreams and visions are unrealistic and can’t be implemented.
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Personality Disorders
Difficulty Level: Easy
AACSB Standard: Application of knowledge
4. Theories about how the world operates are assumptions that have to do with determining the consequences of choices, judging risks, and identifying causes.
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Theories About How the World Operates
Difficulty Level: Medium
AACSB Standard: Application of knowledge
5. Moral justification involves comparing unethical or criminal acts with even worse activities, thus making them appear more tolerable.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Turning Immoral Conduct Into Moral Conduct
Difficulty Level: Medium
AACSB Standard: Application of knowledge
6. Diffusing or spreading out responsibility also lessens personal accountability for immoral behavior.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Minimizing Harm
Difficulty Level: Medium
AACSB Standard: Application of knowledge
7. Hiding suffering is one way to disregard the consequences of harmful actions and reduce the likelihood of self-recrimination.
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Minimizing Harm
Difficulty Level: Medium
AACSB Standard: Application of knowledge
8. Followers may unintentionally cast shadows because they lack the necessary knowledge, skills, and experience.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Lack of Ethical Expertise
Difficulty Level: Medium
AACSB Standard: Application of knowledge
9. Conformity is a problem for many small groups.
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Contextual Factors
Difficulty Level: Easy
AACSB Standard: Application of knowledge
10. To make the most of feedback and challenges, leaders need support.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Stepping Out of the Shadows
Difficulty Level: Easy
AACSB Standard: Application of knowledge
Short Answer/Essay
1. Name the three indicators of leader selfishness.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Implications and Applications
Difficulty Level: Medium
AACSB Standard: Application of knowledge
2. Name and define two types of faulty beliefs that can lead to poor ethical decisions.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Faulty Decision Making
Difficulty Level: Easy
AACSB Standard: Application of knowledge
3. Define moral imagination and explain how it can be inactive or overactive.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Failure of Moral Imagination
Difficulty Level: Medium
AACSB Standard: Ethical understanding and reasoning
4. Identify the dangers posed by Machiavellianism.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Personality Disorders
Difficulty Level: Medium
AACSB Standard: Application of knowledge
5. Think of a past or current leader who cast(s) shadows. Which of the unhealthy motivations contributed to this leader’s unethical behavior?
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Unhealthy Motivations
Difficulty Level: Hard
AACSB Standard: Ethical understanding and reasoning
6. Describe a time when you were victimized by your faulty decision-making. Identify the faulty assumptions you followed and how you might avoid such traps in the future.
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Faulty Decision Making
Difficulty Level: Hard
AACSB Standard: Ethical understanding and reasoning
7. You are a corporate ethics trainer. What criteria will you use for assessing the ethical progress of those attending your workshops?
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Stepping Out of the Shadows
Difficulty Level: Hard
AACSB Standard: Ethical understanding and reasoning
8. Describe a leader who acted unethically because she or he suffered from an inactive or overactive moral imagination. Explain why her or his moral imagination failed what she or he should have done differently.
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Failure of Moral Imagination
Difficulty Level: Hard
AACSB Standard: Ethical understanding and reasoning
9. Describe how socialization can encourage employees to act unethically.
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Contextual Factors
Difficulty Level: Medium
AACSB Standard: Ethical understanding and reasoning
10. Label and briefly describe three of the six “internal enemies or monsters” your book is referring to.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Unhealthy Motivations: Inner Monsters
Difficulty Level: Easy
AACSB Standard: Ethical understanding and reasoning
11. List at least four behaviors and outcomes from the Hogan Development Scale (HDS) and discuss what that might mean to their followers.
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Box 2.1: Dark Side Personality Traits
Difficulty Level: Hard
AACSB Standard: Ethical understanding and reasoning
12. Identify three concepts from each of the following: Theories of the World, Theories About Other People, and Theories About Ourselves.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Faulty Decision Making
Difficulty Level: Medium
AACSB Standard: Ethical understanding and reasoning
13. Discuss the differences between conformity and obedience.
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Contextual Factors
Difficulty Level: Medium
AACSB Standard: Ethical understanding and reasoning
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