Question 1

Openness in the Big Five Personality Model is defined as ______

Accepted Answer

A)  curious, being informed, creativity 
B)  sociable, assertive, high energy 
C)  organized, dependable, decisive 
D)  accepting, trusting, nurturing

Question 2

Applying the trait approach to 21st century leadership ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  lacks credibility 
B)  helps us understand behaviors of leaders 
C)  informs that leader's traits are a part of leadership process 
D)  tells us which traits are important in which contexts

Question 3

A major criticism of the trait approach is ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  its intuitive appeal 
B)  there is no definitive list of leadership traits 
C)  it highlights the leader component in the leadership process 
D)  research on leadership traits is fairly new

Question 4

The MSCEIT measures ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  potential for success in IT jobs 
B)  competence in problem solving 
C)  emotional intelligence 
D)  the top six leader factors

Question 5

Goleman suggests that emotional intelligence is a set of ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  ethical and emotional competencies 
B)  social and perceptual competencies 
C)  personal and social competencies 
D)  cognitive and expressive competencies

Question 6

The trait approach is ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  no longer a viable leadership approach 
B)  primarily a focus of outdated research 
C)  still a focus of contemporary leadership research 
D)  irrelevant in modern society

Question 7

Of the five major leadership traits discussed in the chapter,which would you claim to be the most important? Which the least important? Support your claim with specific examples from the chapter.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Of the five major leadership traits discussed...

Question 8

An organization requires you to fill out a personality assessment instrument as part of your application process for a specific position with the organization.What best explains why they would have you do this?

Accepted Answer

A)  to place you with others who share the same traits 
B)  to determine whether you fit their needs for the particular position 
C)  to examine your attention to detail 
D)  to decide on an amount for your salary

Question 9

The trait approach ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  takes followers into account 
B)  is highly objective 
C)  is quite useful for training programs 
D)  has not found one definitive list of leadership traits

Question 10

Who found a strong relationship between the Big Five traits and leadership?

Accepted Answer

A)  Stogdill 
B)  Judge et al. 
C)  Jung and Sosik 
D)  Zaccaro

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Research indicates that a leader's intellectual ability ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  is negatively correlated with leadership potential 
B)  should outrank followers by a factor of 2 
C)  has not been given much attention in the trait approach 
D)  should not differ too much from that of followers

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Name the five personality traits known as the Big Five Personality Factors.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Name the five personality traits known as...

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

Question 16

Social competence in emotional intelligence includes ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  self awareness 
B)  determination 
C)  conflict management 
D)  self confidence

Question 17

One benefit in using trait information is that managers can ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  develop an understanding of who they are and how they affect others 
B)  determine the IQ of subordinates 
C)  consistently predict who deserves a promotion. 
D)  deny applications to those low in neuroticism

Question 18

Research related to the trait approach has ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  been a newer area of research 
B)  been around for over 100 years 
C)  not been a focus of researchers until recently 
D)  consisted of very few known models and studies

Question 19

A major strength of the trait approach is ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  there is a set list of traits that identify leadership 
B)  it is easy to identify the best traits for leadership 
C)  it can be used for leader training and development 
D)  it highlights the leader component of the leadership process

Question 20

In a study by Judge et.al.,the Big Five factor most strongly associated with leadership was ______ and the factor most weakly associated with leadership was ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  openness, agreeableness 
B)  conscientiousness, neuroticism 
C)  extraversion, agreeableness 
D)  openness, extraversion

Exam 2: Trait Approach