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.

The correct answer is D) believe that leaders are effective only if they behave consistently with their own preconceptions of how an effective leader should act.

When people have leadership prototypes, they believe that leaders are effective only if they behave consistently with their own preconceptions of how an effective leader should act.

Leadership is the art to inspire other people to do what they need to do in order to get what they and the organization want to accomplish. There are many styles of leadership. But the important thing is the leader setting the example of the conducts that he demands in other people. The leader "talk his talk and walk his walk." People in an organization have to see that leaders are congruent.