Question 1

The trait approach failed to identify a definitive set of specific leadership traits.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Social competencies in emotional intelligence include

Accepted Answer

A) Empathy 
B) Conflict management 
C) Self-awareness 
D) Self-confidence 
A) Empathy 
B) Conflict management 
C) Self-awareness 
D) Self-confidence

Question 3

Taking a trait assessment can help people

Accepted Answer

A) Gain insight about their own traits 
B) Pinpoint their weaknesses 
C) Recognize potential traits to develop 
D) Manipulate others to gain a higher standing in their organization 
A) Gain insight about their own traits 
B) Pinpoint their weaknesses 
C) Recognize potential traits to develop 
D) Manipulate others to gain a higher standing in their organization

Question 4

The Big Five consists of all of the following factors except

Accepted Answer

A) Openness 
B) Neuroticism 
C) Conscientiousness 
D) Dominance 
A) Openness 
B) Neuroticism 
C) Conscientiousness 
D) Dominance

Question 5

The cognitive domain in emotional intelligence describes

Accepted Answer

A) Confidence 
B) Feeling 
C) Competency 
D) Thinking 
A) Confidence 
B) Feeling 
C) Competency 
D) Thinking

Question 6

The following traits are associated with charismatic leadership:

Accepted Answer

A) Intelligence,self-confidence 
B) Physical attractiveness,height 
C) Desire for power,desire to help others 
D) Self-monitoring,impression management 
A) Intelligence,self-confidence 
B) Physical attractiveness,height 
C) Desire for power,desire to help others 
D) Self-monitoring,impression management

Question 7

_____________ is one of Northouse's five major leadership traits focused on a leader's inclination to seek out pleasant social relationships.

Accepted Answer

A) Surgency 
B) Agreeableness 
C) Extraversion 
D) Sociability 
A) Surgency 
B) Agreeableness 
C) Extraversion 
D) Sociability

Question 8

Having a benchmark for what to look for if we want to be leaders is about

Accepted Answer

A) Trying to develop specifically the five major traits in the text 
B) Giving a boss a specific set of traits to look for in potential new hires 
C) Helping individuals see their own traits and decide if these are leadership traits 
D) Specifically determining traits for a particular job promotion 
A) Trying to develop specifically the five major traits in the text 
B) Giving a boss a specific set of traits to look for in potential new hires 
C) Helping individuals see their own traits and decide if these are leadership traits 
D) Specifically determining traits for a particular job promotion

Question 9

Which of the following is not a strength of the trait approach?

Accepted Answer

A) Self-confidence is the trait most important to leadership 
B) It is appealing to identify special traits in leaders 
C) More than a century of research has been conducted on traits 
D) It provides a benchmark for what traits to look for in individuals 
A) Self-confidence is the trait most important to leadership 
B) It is appealing to identify special traits in leaders 
C) More than a century of research has been conducted on traits 
D) It provides a benchmark for what traits to look for in individuals

Question 10

Of all the traits that are related to leadership,intelligence is probably the strongest (most
consistent).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

_____________ is one of the five major leadership traits that focuses on a leader's inclination to seek out pleasant social relationships.

Accepted Answer

A) Surgency? 
B) Agreeableness? 
C) Extraversion ? 
D) Intelligence? 
E) Sociability 
A) Surgency? 
B) Agreeableness? 
C) Extraversion ? 
D) Intelligence? 
E) Sociability

Question 12

The trait approach focuses primarily on the leader,not on the followers or the situation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

In a major review in 1948,Stogdill suggested

Accepted Answer

A) No consistent set of traits differentiates leaders from non-leaders. 
B) Leadership traits are independent of situation factors. 
C) Extraversion is a definitive leadership trait. 
D) A consistent set of traits differentiates leaders from nonleaders. 
A) No consistent set of traits differentiates leaders from non-leaders. 
B) Leadership traits are independent of situation factors. 
C) Extraversion is a definitive leadership trait. 
D) A consistent set of traits differentiates leaders from nonleaders.

Question 14

The trait approach

Accepted Answer

A) Takes situations into account 
B) Is highly objective 
C) Is quite useful for training programs 
D) Has not found one definitive list of leadership traits 
A) Takes situations into account 
B) Is highly objective 
C) Is quite useful for training programs 
D) Has not found one definitive list of leadership traits

Question 15

Which of the following is a strength of the trait approach?

Accepted Answer

A) It includes behaviors as a central component 
B) It is used in many leadership training and development programs 
C) It helps followers fulfill their need to see their leaders as gifted and special 
D) It has a definitive set of traits that researchers agree upon 
A) It includes behaviors as a central component 
B) It is used in many leadership training and development programs 
C) It helps followers fulfill their need to see their leaders as gifted and special 
D) It has a definitive set of traits that researchers agree upon

Question 16

A high level of neuroticism is positively correlated with leadership in Judge's research.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Social competence in emotional intelligence includes

Accepted Answer

A) Empathy 
B) Self-regulation 
C) Confidence 
D) Motivation 
A) Empathy 
B) Self-regulation 
C) Confidence 
D) Motivation

Question 18

A major strength of the trait approach is that it is quite useful for training.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Openness is one of the five traits in the text that focuses on honesty and trustworthiness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Emotional intelligence includes our ability to perceive and

Accepted Answer

A) Express emotions 
B) Use emotions to facilitate thinking 
C) Reason/understand emotions 
D) Manage emotions within oneself 
A) Express emotions 
B) Use emotions to facilitate thinking 
C) Reason/understand emotions 
D) Manage emotions within oneself

The trait approach failed to identify a definitive set of specific leadership traits.

Social competencies in emotional intelligence include

Taking a trait assessment can help people

The Big Five consists of all of the following factors except

The cognitive domain in emotional intelligence describes

The following traits are associated with charismatic leadership:

_____________ is one of Northouse's five major leadership traits focused on a leader's inclination to seek out pleasant social relationships.

Having a benchmark for what to look for if we want to be leaders is about

Which of the following is not a strength of the trait approach?

Of all the traits that are related to leadership,intelligence is probably the strongest (most consistent).

_____________ is one of the five major leadership traits that focuses on a leader's inclination to seek out pleasant social relationships.

The trait approach focuses primarily on the leader,not on the followers or the situation.

In a major review in 1948,Stogdill suggested

The trait approach

Which of the following is a strength of the trait approach?

A high level of neuroticism is positively correlated with leadership in Judge's research.

Social competence in emotional intelligence includes

A major strength of the trait approach is that it is quite useful for training.

Openness is one of the five traits in the text that focuses on honesty and trustworthiness.

Emotional intelligence includes our ability to perceive and

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Exam 2: Trait Approach

The trait approach failed to identify a definitive set of specific leadership traits.

Social competencies in emotional intelligence include

Taking a trait assessment can help people

The Big Five consists of all of the following factors except

The cognitive domain in emotional intelligence describes

The following traits are associated with charismatic leadership:

_____________ is one of Northouse's five major leadership traits focused on a leader's inclination to seek out pleasant social relationships.

Having a benchmark for what to look for if we want to be leaders is about

Which of the following is not a strength of the trait approach?

Of all the traits that are related to leadership,intelligence is probably the strongest (most consistent).

_____________ is one of the five major leadership traits that focuses on a leader's inclination to seek out pleasant social relationships.

The trait approach focuses primarily on the leader,not on the followers or the situation.

In a major review in 1948,Stogdill suggested

The trait approach

Which of the following is a strength of the trait approach?

A high level of neuroticism is positively correlated with leadership in Judge's research.

Social competence in emotional intelligence includes

A major strength of the trait approach is that it is quite useful for training.

Openness is one of the five traits in the text that focuses on honesty and trustworthiness.

Emotional intelligence includes our ability to perceive and

Introduction

Skills Approach

Behavioral Approach

Situational Approach

Pathgoal Theory

Leadermember Exchange Theory

Transformational Leadership

Authentic Leadership

Servant Leadership

Adaptive Leadership

Psychodynamic Approach

Leadership Ethics

Team Leadership

Gender and Leadership

Culture and Leadership

Filters