CH 3 Quiz

A  Do not let the label you place on yourself become the excuse for inflexible behavior.

B  Do not over stimulate your communication style.

C  Do not label anyone’s communication style

D  Do not abuse your communication style

A  Supportive

B  Reflective

C  Emotive

D  Director

A  Listens attentively

B  Avoids the use of power

C  Makes decisions in a thoughtful, deliberate manner.

D  Prefers orderliness

A  Be as outgoing and dominant as possible with everyone on the faculty.

B  Adopt a sociable but non-dominant style.

C  Recognize situations in which she must flex to a different style, something her predecessor — also a reflective — failed to do

D  Study her predecessor’s decisions for several months while she develops her own decision-making style.

A  The early bird gets the worm.

B  Half a loaf is better than none.

C  You can’t judge a book by its cover.

D  I cannot control you, but I can control myself.

A  Sociability

B  Domineering

C  Relationship seeking

D  Emotional stability

A  Prognosticator

B  Sensor

C  Thinker

D  Feeler

A  Miming

B  Mimicking

C  Matching

D  Mirroring

A  Will be less successful than a manager who scores low on the dominance continuum.

B  Also will score high on the sociability continuum.

C  Is more likely to be a female than a male.

D  Must be careful not to be seen as overbearing and inflexible.

A  Will fit one category much more closely than it fits the other nine categories

B  Varies considerably through various life stages.

C  Remains quite stable throughout life.

D  Precludes adaptation to communicate more effectively with others whose styles differ