Question

The president of a small Asian country was hailed as a visionary and a genius when the nation's economy burgeoned during his first term in office. However, when the currency and the stock markets crashed during his government's second term, he was censured as arrogant, elitist, and shortsighted. Which of the following theoretical approaches is reflected here?
A) path-goal theory
B) attribution theory
C) behavioral theories
D) trait theories
E) servant leadership perspective

Answer 1

Answer: Attribution Theory----b

Explanation:

Attribution theory is a social cognitive theory which explains how people tend to interpret events and how such interpretation  correlates to the way they think and behave.  According to Heider (1958), people will interpret events on the basis of cause and effect  which will influence their motivation to behave in a particular way on the long run.

Here,  The president of a small Asian country was hailed as a visionary and a genius when the nation's economy burgeoned during his first term in office. However, when the currency and the stock markets crashed during his government's second term, he was censured as arrogant, elitist, and shortsighted, This is because people tend to explain other people's behavior according to cause and effect and they see his change of attitude which relates to the different states of the economy.