WGU D218 LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND
MINDSET ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ self-managed work teams.
Answer: Groups of 10 to 15 people who take on responsibilities of their
former supervisors.
◍ vision statement.
Answer: A formal articulation of an organization's vision or mission.
◍ situational leadership theory (SLT).
Answer: A contingency theory that focuses on followers' readiness.
◍ McClelland's 3 needs.
Answer: 1. Need for achievement (nAch) 2. Need for power (nPow) 3. Need
for affiliation (nAff)
◍ Status Characteristics Theory.
Answer: A theory that states that differences in status characteristics create
status hierarchies within groups.
◍ Resilience.
Answer: Staying calm and focused during a crisis.
◍ conscientiousness.
Answer: A personality that describes someone who is responsible,
dependable, persistent, and organized.
◍ substitutes.
Answer: Attributes, such as experience and training, that can replace the
need for a leader's support or ability to create structure.
◍ Fiedler's three contingency or situational dimensions.
, Answer: 1.) leader-member relations 2.) task structure 3.) Position power
◍ Formal Group.
Answer: A designated work group defined by an organization's structure.
◍ functional conflict.
Answer: Conflict that supports the goals of the group and improves its
performance.
◍ openness to experience.
Answer: A personality that characterizes someone in terms of imagination,
sensitivity, and curiosity.
◍ whistle blowers.
Answer: Individuals who report unethical practices by their employer to
outsiders.
◍ attribution theory of leadership.
Answer: A leadership theory that says that leadership is merely an
attribution that people make about other individuals.
◍ encounter stage.
Answer: The stage in the socialization process in which a new employee
sees what the organization is really like and confronts the possibility that
expectations and reality may diverge.
◍ power.
Answer: a capacity that A has to influence the behavior of B so that B acts
in accordance with A's wishes.
◍ A person's ability to contribute to a group's goals.
Answer: People whose contributions are critical to the group's success tend
to have high status.
◍ BATNA.
Answer: The Best Alternative To a Negotiated Agreement; the least the
individual should accept.
◍ Motivation.
, Answer: The processes that account for an individual's intensity, direction,
and persistence of effort toward attaining a goal.
◍ diversity.
Answer: The extent to which members of a group are similar to, or different
from, one another.
◍ metamorphosis stage.
Answer: The stage in the socialization process in which a new employee
changes and adjusts to the job, work group, and organization.
◍ path-goal theory.
Answer: A theory that states that it is the leader's job to assist followers in
attaining their goals and to provide the necessary direction and/or support to
ensure that their goals are compatible with the overall objectives of the
group or organization.
◍ artistic.
Answer: prefers ambiguous and unsystematic activities that allow creative
expression--imaginative, disorderly, idealistic, emotional,
impractical--paineter, musician, writer, interior decorator
◍ Social Loafing.
Answer: The tendency for individuals to expend less effort when working
collectively than when working individually.
◍ reinforcement theory.
Answer: A theory that says that behavior is a function of its consequences.
◍ coercive power.
Answer: A power base that is dependent on fear of the negative results from
failing to comply.
◍ Group.
Answer: Two or more individuals, interacting and interdependent, who have
come together to achieve particular objectives.
◍ conflict.
MINDSET ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ self-managed work teams.
Answer: Groups of 10 to 15 people who take on responsibilities of their
former supervisors.
◍ vision statement.
Answer: A formal articulation of an organization's vision or mission.
◍ situational leadership theory (SLT).
Answer: A contingency theory that focuses on followers' readiness.
◍ McClelland's 3 needs.
Answer: 1. Need for achievement (nAch) 2. Need for power (nPow) 3. Need
for affiliation (nAff)
◍ Status Characteristics Theory.
Answer: A theory that states that differences in status characteristics create
status hierarchies within groups.
◍ Resilience.
Answer: Staying calm and focused during a crisis.
◍ conscientiousness.
Answer: A personality that describes someone who is responsible,
dependable, persistent, and organized.
◍ substitutes.
Answer: Attributes, such as experience and training, that can replace the
need for a leader's support or ability to create structure.
◍ Fiedler's three contingency or situational dimensions.
, Answer: 1.) leader-member relations 2.) task structure 3.) Position power
◍ Formal Group.
Answer: A designated work group defined by an organization's structure.
◍ functional conflict.
Answer: Conflict that supports the goals of the group and improves its
performance.
◍ openness to experience.
Answer: A personality that characterizes someone in terms of imagination,
sensitivity, and curiosity.
◍ whistle blowers.
Answer: Individuals who report unethical practices by their employer to
outsiders.
◍ attribution theory of leadership.
Answer: A leadership theory that says that leadership is merely an
attribution that people make about other individuals.
◍ encounter stage.
Answer: The stage in the socialization process in which a new employee
sees what the organization is really like and confronts the possibility that
expectations and reality may diverge.
◍ power.
Answer: a capacity that A has to influence the behavior of B so that B acts
in accordance with A's wishes.
◍ A person's ability to contribute to a group's goals.
Answer: People whose contributions are critical to the group's success tend
to have high status.
◍ BATNA.
Answer: The Best Alternative To a Negotiated Agreement; the least the
individual should accept.
◍ Motivation.
, Answer: The processes that account for an individual's intensity, direction,
and persistence of effort toward attaining a goal.
◍ diversity.
Answer: The extent to which members of a group are similar to, or different
from, one another.
◍ metamorphosis stage.
Answer: The stage in the socialization process in which a new employee
changes and adjusts to the job, work group, and organization.
◍ path-goal theory.
Answer: A theory that states that it is the leader's job to assist followers in
attaining their goals and to provide the necessary direction and/or support to
ensure that their goals are compatible with the overall objectives of the
group or organization.
◍ artistic.
Answer: prefers ambiguous and unsystematic activities that allow creative
expression--imaginative, disorderly, idealistic, emotional,
impractical--paineter, musician, writer, interior decorator
◍ Social Loafing.
Answer: The tendency for individuals to expend less effort when working
collectively than when working individually.
◍ reinforcement theory.
Answer: A theory that says that behavior is a function of its consequences.
◍ coercive power.
Answer: A power base that is dependent on fear of the negative results from
failing to comply.
◍ Group.
Answer: Two or more individuals, interacting and interdependent, who have
come together to achieve particular objectives.
◍ conflict.
