Psychology 2660A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Multiple Correlation, Hierarchical Organization, Grammatical Gender

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2660A/B
• Professor: Natalie J Allen

Document Summary

Leadership is a tripod: a leader/leaders, followers, and the common goal they want to achieve. The leader: emphasizes differences among personal traits and behaviours, focuses on leader characteristics/behaviour & their influence on others. Attributes of the led (the students) as indexed by their intelligence, motivation, number, interpersonal harmony, and background would be examined as factors affecting the behaviour of the leader (the teacher) The influence process: examines the relationship between the leaders and the led as they influence each other, what is the influence process, several methods of influence . Authority agents appeal to a mutual decision giving them the right to influence. Persuasion displaying judgment in a way that those exposed to it accept its value: study on two types of leader behaviour: Supportive leader friendly and considerate of others" need. Results show that small groups are most influenced by a supportive leader & larger groups most by an instrumental leader.