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planning, budgeting, organizing, controlling, resource use, coordinating, decision making, problem solving and time management all describe….

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management

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vision, motivation, inspiration, persuasion, team work, building relationships, listening, counseling/coaching, teaching & mentoring all describe

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leadership

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perceived physical/psych reaction to a perceived stressor

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stress

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an event, thought or person

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stressor

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  • ocular migraine
  • ulcers
  • upset stomach
  • lack of sleep
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physical side effects of stress

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the older you get, the ___ stressed you are

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less

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depression turned inwards

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anxiety

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psych side effects of stress

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  • anxiety
  • depression
  • insomnia
  • panic attacks
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positive stress

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eustress

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example of eustress

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  • getting married
  • buying a house
  • promotion
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with identical twins, there are similar levels of stress, genetic predisposition, sensitivity

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bio theory of stress

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when you’re frustrated, there’s something in the way of your goal

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aggression hypothesis

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situational theories

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  • frustration
  • road rage
  • heat
  • crowding
  • unrealistic goals
  • workplace stressors
  • job
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when you can’t get to where you want to go and you get super mad

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road rage

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increased temperatures make ppl irritated and leads to aggression

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heat

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frustration and stress when surrounded by many ppl

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crowding

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when supervisor is asking for too much

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unrealistic goals at work

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task you do at work can be stressful

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worktask stressor

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nature of work

examples: law enforcement, drs, human services, military

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jobs

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thoughts contribute to stress, your perceptions

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cognition

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input/output

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equity theory

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what you ascribe as the cause of someone’s behavior

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attributions

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blame someone’s behavior on their personality

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internal

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blame someone’s behavior on the situation

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external

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if you make more situational attributions about someone’s neg. behavior, you’ll be

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less stressed

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when we reframe our thoughts, that makes us

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less stressed

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we have life events (big) and it’s the readjustment to event after it’s occurred that creates the stress, not the event itself

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life events model theory

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this scale determines how stressed you are

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social adjustment scale

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Rahe and Holmes developed this

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social adjustment scale

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this scale has hundreds of stressful events but it doesn’t capture the big picture

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social adjustment scale

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you add up points to see how stressed you are

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social readjustment scale

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example of the Minor Hassles Model is

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school frustrations and work

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33
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personality can create stress

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true

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this type of personality is impatient, prone to heart attacks, try to do more in less time, animated, talk and move quickly, fight/flight mode and this uses more cortisol, which takes a toll o arteries

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Type A

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this type of personality is mellow, not in a hurry, things roll off their backs

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Type B

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this type of personality is a combination of the best aspects of types A and B, moderate

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Type C

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ability to bounce back, emotional resiliency towards hardship

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hardiness

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38
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your perception of being able to control your environment

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locus of control

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2 forms of locus of control

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  • internal

- external

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you feel you can control your environment

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internal

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example of internal locus of control

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control your environment through hardwork and effort

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42
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you feel that the situation controls you (fate, “can’t make a difference”, “why bother” mentality)

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external

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this type of locus of control is less proned to being stressed

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internal

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44
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when you’re above and beyond stressed at work

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job burnout

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45
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Christina Maslach developed

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job burnout

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46
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symptoms of job burnout

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  • cynical attitude towards job, clients, customers
  • lethargic
  • numbness
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way to stop burnout

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  • go to manager and rewrite job description
  • re-engage
  • leave job, as last resort
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2 types of aggression

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  • angry

- instrumental

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spontaneous, unplanned aggressive behavrior

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angry

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50
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example of angry aggression

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road rage

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premeditated, planned aggression

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instrumental

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example of instrumental aggression

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terrorists

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53
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twins have similar temperament, predisposition

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bio theories

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54
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desire to self destruct and we turn it towards others, which is aggression

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Freud’s death instinct

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trait that’s chosen, the more aggressive you are the increased likelihood , you’ll live longer

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survival of the fittest

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remedies fr stress, anxiety and aggression

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  • careful monitoring of the workplace
  • MBWA ( managing by walking around)
  • install a gym in the workplace
  • onsite yoga
  • onsite counseling services
  • good person job fit (some personalities don’t fit job)
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which theories cause stress?

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combination of all theories

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passage of info btwn 1 person/group to another group/person

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communication

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originator of a communication , who encodes/transmits a message

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sender

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aka encoder

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sender

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recipient of a communication who decodes the message

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receiver

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aka decoder

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receiver

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process of preparing for transmission by putting it into some form of shared code

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encoding

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example of encoding

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typing or verbal

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process of translating a message so that it can be understood

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decoding

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vehicle through which a message flows from sender to receiver

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channel

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acknowledgement that message has been received/understood

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feedback

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68
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more of these lead to errors in encoding process

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channels

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physical/psych distraction that disrupts the effective flow of communication

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noise

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can cause message to break down, interference with message

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noise

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characteristics of the sender that influence the effectiveness of communication

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source factors

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example of source factors

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  • attractiveness
  • piercings
  • purple hair
  • the game telephone
73
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characteristics of the vehicle of transmission of a message that affects communication

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channel factors

74
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special language developed in connection with certain jobs

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jargon

75
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aka technical lang

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jargon

76
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characteristics of the receiver that influence the effectiveness of communication

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audience factors

77
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2 examples of audience factors

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  • distraction
  • mood that you’re in
  • anything simultaneously happening
78
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protocol of sending message should be understood

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channel factors

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messages sent/received through means other than the spoken/written word

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nonverbal communication

80
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when a sender nonverbally communicates expectations to a receiver influencing his/her behavior

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pygmalion effect

81
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expectations to how others behave

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pygmalion effect

82
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2 or more individuals who interact on a daily basis and share a common fate

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group

83
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if your’re doing an easy task with others watching, you’ll excel. if you’re doing a hard task with others watching, your performance is impaired

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social faciliation

84
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in a group and feel anonymous and you put in less effort

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social loafing

85
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in a group but feeling anonymous and more likely to engage in deviant behavior

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deindividuation

86
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diversity, different ideas from different people

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brainstorming

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changing behavior

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conformity

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example of conformity

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Asch study

89
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females conform more than males, and you’ll conform less if you’re an expert

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true

90
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cohesive group(tight knit group) under a deadline to make a decision, you feel that everyone else is in agreement and you agree with the group despite what your gut is telling you

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groupthink

91
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everyone else is in agreement

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illusion of consesus

92
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idea that there’s an enemy

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illusion of an enemy

93
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your group’s decision is a more decision, good for all involved

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illusion of morality

94
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group’s plan cant go wrong

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illusion of invulnerability

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examples in history

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  • Bay of Pigs
  • Cuban Missile Crisis
  • destruction of space shuttle Challenger and Columbia
  • Pearl Harbor
  • Jones Town
96
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ways to alleviate groupthink

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  • leaderless session
  • secret ballot
  • small group sessions
  • outside experts, neutral
  • circular tables, no one is a leader
  • devil’s advocate
97
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specify someone as individual , give them proactive script on what to do, when ppl feel responsible for their actions, in emergency situation

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break cycle deindividuation

98
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conducting successful meetings with large groups include

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  • whose invited? (no more than 2 hierarchies)
  • how many ppl? (5-7)
  • agenda
99
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think who the audience is, want to use assertive/directive when they’re inexperienced and younger. use democrative if the group is of = level

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leadership style

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make sure to choose right room for meeting, feel free to change their positions

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room set up

101
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want to keep to minimum but try to facilitate group input

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group input

102
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what eliminates group think?

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education

103
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adhere to the time limit, actively monitor meeting

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time limit

104
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get ppl involved if no one volunteers

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assigning tasks

105
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need to reiterate what was accomplished

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wrap up meeting

106
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oldest theory, great leaders are born, not made

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great man/woman

107
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it’s your personality that makes you a great leader

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trait theory

108
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we have need for power/leadership. administer TAT to discover desire/need for leadership

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needs theory

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predisposition that ppl can be born with

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bio theory

110
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researchers are looking at behaviors that you exhibit that make you a good leader

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behavioral theory

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most looked at theory

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behavioral theory

112
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tell ppl what to do, directive, take control assertive, ideal to use for employees who don’t have much experience

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autocratic leadership

113
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autocratic leadership is aka

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directive

114
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allow followers to participate in decision making process, , ideal to use for followers who you perceive to be =

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participative style

115
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participative leadership style aka

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democratic

116
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ideal if followers are in stressful situations

ex:9-11 dispatchers

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supportive leadership

117
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focused with regards to welfare of your employees, concern, how you’re feeling, not what you’re doing

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country club style

118
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this type of leadership has low turnover

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country club style

119
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sort of concerned about their productivity/welfare

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middle of the road

120
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leader is only concerned about your productivity (#’s and sales) not about how you’re feeling

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task oriented style

121
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this type of leadership has high turnover

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task oriented

122
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based on rewards and punishments, transaction btwn leader/follower and how they get employees to do something is rewards/threats

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transactional style

123
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this type of leadership uses phrases like “us and we” and their ideas are at a larger scale

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transformational

124
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transforming the follower’s goals into that of the leader’s/org goals, very inspirational, strives to make org a better place

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transformational

125
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personality, inspires followers, well-spoken

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charismatic

126
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Ronald Reagan was known to be this type of leader

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charismatic

127
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Riggio believes in this type of leadership

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charismatic

128
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Riggio believes that social skills make a great leader along with emotional intelligene

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true

129
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leader provides/asks you what your goals and provides a path to reach your goals

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path goal theory

130
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believes their employees are all lazy, selfish, only motivated by $, they bring that behavior out in their employees

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Theory X

131
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believes their employees are intrinsically motivated, not in it for the $, believe the best in their employees and they love what they do, low turnover b/c ppl feel valued

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Theory Y

132
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match btwn leadership stype and situation is what makes you a great leader

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situational theory of leadership

133
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ow effective of a leader you’ll be is contingent upon the situation that you’re in

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Fred Fiedler’s contingency theory of leadership

134
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what makes an effective leader is quality of decisions you make

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Vroom, Yetton, decision making theory of leadership

135
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the kind of power that you have, effective leader

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French and Raven’s bases of power

136
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types of power

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  • referent
  • legitimate
  • coercive
  • expert
  • reward
137
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power of being a leader by being well-liked

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referent

138
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power by title

ex: Dr., CFO, president

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legitimate

139
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power in a particular area can give you power

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expert

140
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if you’re given the ability to dole out punishment/disciplinary actions, you have power

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coercive

141
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ability to reward employees, you gain power & become an effective leader

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rewards

142
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better predictors of leadership/success in real world versus IQ

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emotional intelligence

143
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ability to read emotions quickly with non-verbal cues accurately and is useful info when making decisions and is central to leadership

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emotional intelligence

144
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why study leadership?

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knowledge of individuals ability to improve social chemistry and group performance

145
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Howard Gardner (multiple intelligence) measures

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linguistics, musical and interpersonal

146
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he developed face recognition

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Paul Eckman

147
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EI increases

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contentment of social conflict, decreases conflict and alcohol abuse

148
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amgydala gets hijacked with flight and fight

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true

149
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EI relates to sports through

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motivation, discipline and running a team

150
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flattering, get you to comply to their request,

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integration

151
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makes you feel like you need to give back

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reciprocity

152
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organize,form alliances, not going to work, method employees do for upper management

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strikes

153
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goes to and from management and employees

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communication

154
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CEO of CISCO stystems was voted best boss in America

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John Chambers

155
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he was charismatic, transformational with a path goal leadership style, refers to himself as a coach

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John Chambers

156
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capacity of a person, team/org to influence others

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power

157
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2 or more parties are reliant for power

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true

158
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opposing, capacity of a person to keep a more powerful person/group in exchange

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counterpower

159
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servant, what can i do to help make your job easier?

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silent authority

160
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alliances for specific cause

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coalition

161
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employees appealing to upper management

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upward appeal

162
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rational arguments for your POV

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persuasion

163
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influence tactics

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  • silent authority
  • exchange/reciprocity
  • coalition
  • upward appeal
  • persuasion
  • info control
164
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coalitions and strikes, physical behaviors are known as

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hard tactics

165
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men are more likely to advertise individual achievements as an influence tactic

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true

166
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women are more likely to apologize for things they didn’t do as an influence tactic

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true

167
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self-serving tactics ppl use for their own gain at other ppl’s expenses

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politics

168
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causes for politics

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  • scarce resources
  • competition for increased lead to politics
  • lack of formal rules allocating what should be done, causes favoritism
  • when it’s tolerated by management
169
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minimizing politics

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  • rules
  • supervisor leads by example
  • keep employees well infomed
170
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the more rules that are laid out clearly, the less rumors

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true

171
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making workplace safe, user friendly

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human factors

172
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human factors is aka

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human engineering, ergonomics

173
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examples of human factors development

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  • taxi cab and break light
  • bookstore (designed to place signs)
  • international symbols
  • eating behaviors
  • lighting in restaurants
174
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Fields in human factors design

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  • juvenile furniture
  • military with prosthetics
  • transportation

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