Latisha is a member of a group working on a research project for a class assignment. Whenever the group meets, other members are easily sidetracked and Latisha is always trying to keep the group focused on the assignment. Latisha would be considered the ____________ leader of the group.
A) laissez-faire
B) expressive
C) instrumental
D) authoritarian

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Latisha is trying to keep the group focused on the assignment, indicating that she is more concerned with the task at hand (instrumental) than the interpersonal relationships within the group (expressive). Her approach is not authoritarian, which would involve her dominating and controlling the group; nor is it laissez-faire, which would involve her being hands-off and uninvolved.

Latisha Is a Member of a Group Working on a Research