CH 3 Quiz

A  Do not over stimulate your communication style.

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

C  Do not abuse your communication style

D  Do not label anyone’s communication style

A  Emotive

B  Reflective

C  Director

D  Supportive

A  Makes decisions in a thoughtful, deliberate manner.

B  Listens attentively

C  Prefers orderliness

D  Avoids the use of power

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

B  Adopt a sociable but non-dominant style.

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

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

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

B  Half a loaf is better than none.

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

D  The early bird gets the worm.

A  Domineering

B  Sociability

C  Relationship seeking

D  Emotional stability

A  Thinker

B  Feeler

C  Sensor

D  Prognosticator

A  Mimicking

B  Mirroring

C  Miming

D  Matching

A  Also will score high on the sociability continuum.

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

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

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

A  Remains quite stable throughout life.

B  Varies considerably through various life stages.

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

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