Author Question: The argument that leaders are born not made suggests that innate qualities shape human personality ... (Read 106 times)

genevieve1028 · **on:** Jul 7, 2018

The argument that leaders are born not made suggests that innate qualities shape human personality and behavior.

a. true
b. false

Question 2

Why is power or status significant when interpreting ambiguous and/or slightly negative situations
between high- and low-power people?

What will be an ideal response?

djpooyouma · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 7, 2018

Answer to Question 1

a;

Answer to Question 2

The power or status differential between people is significant when interpreting ambiguous and negative social
interactions between high- and low-power individuals because the low-power person is susceptible to paranoia.
The high-power person who does not receive an acknowledgement from a colleague assigns a situational
attribution to the interaction by interpreting that person as having a busy day or not even being aware of the other
person. In contrast, the low-power person reacts to this lack of acknowledgment by becoming upset and assigning
a negative dispositional attribution, like arrogance or passive-aggressive punishment, to the high-power person.