According to Fiedler's contingency model of leadership, if a leader uses negative concepts to describe the least preferred coworker, he or she is considered a _____.
A) task-oriented leader
B) "high-high" leader
C) people-oriented leader
D) democratic leader

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According to Fiedler's contingency model of leadership, a leader who uses negative concepts to describe the least preferred coworker is considered a task-oriented leader. Fiedler believed that a leader's effectiveness depends on their leadership style and the favorableness of the situation, which is determined by three factors: leader-member relations, task structure, and position power. The leader's style is measured by their score on the Least Preferred Coworker (LPC) questionnaire. A task-oriented leader has a low LPC score, meaning they describe their least preferred coworker in negative terms, and is most effective in situations that are highly favorable or highly unfavorable.

According to Fiedler's Contingency Model of Leadership, If a Leader