Leadership Chapter 2

A strength of the trait approach is reflected in the idea that ______.

it is appealing to identify special traits in leaders

Which best describes the overall results of Stogdill's second survey when compared with his Initial survey?

it was more balanced in its descriptions of the role of traits and leadership

The trait approach is concerned with ______.

leader characteristics

The vast majority of research on traits from early to modern day has found ______.

leaders are different from non-leaders

Individuals displaying the five major leadership traits outlined in the text ______.

may be leaders in their workplace

Which of the Big Five personality factors means the tendency to be anxious, vulnerable, or depressed?

neuroticism

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?

to determine whether you fit their needs for the particular position

______ is described as those abilities to understand one's own and others feelings, behaviors and thoughts and to act appropriately

Emotional intelligence

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

Judge et al

Who developed a model of emotionally intelligent leadership?

Shankman and Allen

Who found several consistent traits among charismatic leaders?

Shankman and Allen

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

Sociability

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

Sociability

who conducted two major surveys of research on the trait approach?

Stogdill

Who conducted studies of social intelligence and its relationship to leadership?

Zaccaro

Emotional intelligence has to do with two different domains and the interplay between them. Those two domains are ______.

affective and cognitive

The Big Five personality factor that is weakly associated with leadership is ______.

agreeableness

Within an organization, the trait approach can be applied to ______.

all levels of the organization

Research related to the trait approach has ______.

been around for over 100 years

An overview of the trait approach over the past 100 years can best be described as ______.

beginning with emphasis on great persons, then shifting to include situation, now back to traits

Stogdill's second study found ______.

both traits and situational factors are determinants of leadership

During the 2008 United States presidential election, Barack Obama demonstrated this trait extensively and brought public attention to its value as it relates to leadership.

charisma

Social competence in emotional intelligence includes ______.

conflict management

The tendency to be thorough, dependable, organized, and decisive describes which Big Five personality factor?

conscientiousness

Shankman and Allen's (2002) model of emotionally intelligent leadership suggests leaders must take into account these three fundamental facets of leadership: ______.

context, self, and others

Openness in the Big Five Personality Model is defined as ______

curious, being informed, creativity

A manager arrives an hour early to work every day and is always completing his task early as well as constantly striving for excellence within the organization. Which two traits best represent the manager?

dependable and diligent

A student who practices the piano daily and tries new music despite the difficulty demonstrates which trait?

determination

Persistence, dominance, and drive are characteristics of which trait?

determination

The 100 or more years of research on traits was completed originally to ______.

determine a universal set of traits associated with leadership

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

develop an understanding of who they are and how they affect others

The Big Five consists of all of the following factors except ______.

dominance

The MSCEIT measures ______.

emotional intelligence

Social competence in emotional intelligence includes ______.

empathy

Of the Big Five personality factors, which is the most strongly associated with leadership?

extraversion

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 ______.

extraversion, agreeableness

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

it helps followers fulfill their need to see their leaders as gifted and special

A major strength of the trait approach is ______.

it highlights the leader component of the leadership process

Theo's boss is often described as friendly, cooperative, diplomatic, and sensitive. Theo would be most accurate in saying his boss is high in which major leadership trait?

sociability

Which of the following is among the five major leadership traits outlined in the text?

sociability

Being socially aware, possessing social acumen, practicing self-monitoring, and having the ability to decide on the best response for any given situation, and then following through with said decision, are part of Zaccaro's definition of ______.

social intelligence

In the 1990s and early 2000s, researchers began to investigate leadership traits associated with ______.

social intelligence

The trait approach is ______.

still a focus of contemporary leadership research

By comparing Stogdill's findings from his 1948 survey with the findings of his updated 1974 survey, which of the following was suggested?

that both personality and situational factors were predictors of leadership

A major criticism of the trait approach is ______.

there is no definitive list of leadership traits

The five traits that have been found to be the set of traits leaders must have to be considered leaders are ______.

there is not a set of traits that all leaders must have

The cognitive domain in emotional intelligence describes ______.

thinking

Intelligence as a leader characteristic is found in which of the following approaches?

skills and trait

Leadership research using the trait approach is popular because it ______.

fills our need to see leaders as gifted in some way

Yolanda is writing a paper about the traits that made Martin Luther King a great leader. Yolanda is using which theory to underpin her paper?

great man theory

The trait approach to leadership ______.

has been used in research for the past 100 years

Research over the past 100 years on leadership traits ______.

has failed to produce a definitive list of traits

The trait approach ______.

has not found one definitive list of leadership traits

Benchmarking what to look for if you want to be a leader is about ______.

helping individuals see their own traits and decide if these are leadership traits

Arif is the leader of a small group of human resources professionals. Two of the staff members, Nina and Bohan, disagree about the leadership traits that Arif displays in their work situation. This disagreement describes which of the main criticisms of the trait approach?

high subjectivity

Completing the strengthsfinder assessment can help ______.

identity themes of talent that can be developed into strengths

I just had an argument with my supervisor about spending more than was budgeted on my project. I had strong emotions during the argument, and now I am thinking about how to improve my mood at work. This thinking about my emotions is ______.

in the cognitive domain of emotional intelligence

Subeena met Derrick at a job fair, and she just hired him as an entry-level employee. Before his first day of work, Subeena asked Derrick to complete a personality assessment online. Subeena's company most likely used this type of approach to help ______.

increase organizational effectiveness

Applying the trait approach to 21st century leadership ______.

informs that leader's traits are a part of leadership process

Founder and former CEO of Apple, Steve Jobs, best demonstrated which trait?

intelligence

Zaccaro et al. in 2004 analyzed several studies about ______.

intelligence and leadership

. People want to be able to identify leaders as those who are leading the way in our society. This is an example of what strength of the approach?

intuitive appeal

In a major review in 1948, Stogdill suggested ______.

no consistent set of traits differentiates leaders from non-leaders

Goleman suggests that emotional intelligence is a set of ______.

personal and social competencies

Goleman suggests that emotional intelligence ______.

plays a major role in a person's success

The trait approach focuses on ______.

role of the leader

A leader who is assured and dominant in her manner is expressing ______.

self-confidence

As a member of your club, you feel assured that your attempts to influence fellow club members are generally right and appropriate and that you can make a difference. This best describes which of the major leadership traits outlined in the text?

self-confidence

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

self-confidence is the trait most important to leadership

Which of the following traits are associated with charismatic leadership?

self-monitoring, impression management

Research indicates that a leader's intellectual ability ______.

should not differ too much from that of followers

The trait approach is criticized for its failure to take ______ into consideration

situations

More research has been conducted on this approach than any other

trait

When trying to identify who leaders are, I am using the ______ approach

trait

Mary has managed the mailroom for 2 years. Management views Mary as a person with Special leadership talent, such as intelligence, sociability, and determination. What approach is Management using in assessing Mary?

trait approach

Kirkpatrick and Locke's research postulated that ______.

traits can be both inborn and learned

The underlying premise of emotional intelligence's impact on leadership is ______.

understanding one's own and others' emotions provides a base for impactful leadership

Emotional intelligence can be defined as our ability to perceive and ______.

use emotions to facilitate thinking