When people have leadership prototypes, they:
A)attribute the actions of leaders to external causes rather than to internal attributes.
B)give leaders more credit or blame than due because of their need to believe that life's events are caused mainly by human agents.
C)believe that effective leaders should concentrate on increasing organizational effectiveness rather than other activities.
D)believe that leaders are effective only if they behave consistently with their own preconceptions of how an effective leader should act.
E)tend to observe the leader's performance rather than physical features and other traits.

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If a leader looks like and acts consistently with people's prototype, they are more likely to believe that the leader is effective.This prototype comparison process occurs because people have an inherent need to quickly evaluate individuals as leaders, yet leadership effectiveness is often ambiguous and might not be apparent for a long time.

When People Have Leadership Prototypes, They