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EDP310 Assignments L2 Qiuz

Score for this attempt: 70 out of 70

Submitted Mar 26 at 1:04am

Question 1                                                                  5 pts
Personality/trait-based approaches to leadership development:

• Contend that certain individuals have innate characteristics that make them ideally suited for leadership 
• Argue that leadership style should be based on certain situations 
• State that all persons are leaders in some way

 
Question 2                                                               5 pts
According to the Great Man theory, leaders are predominantly male.

• True 
• False

 
Question 3                                                               5 pts
Which of the following has NOT been identified as a trait thought to be related to an effective leader?

• Self-Confidence
• Trustworthiness
•  Competence
• Minion

Question 4                                                                5 pts
Which of the following Big 5 personality factors is the strongest predictor of effective leadership?

• Openness
• Neuroticism
• Extraversion
• Agreeableness

 

Question 5                                                                  5 pts
Which of the following Big 5 personality factors refers to the tendency to experience unpleasant emotions, such as anxiety and anger, and is negatively related to leadership (e.g., leaders are usually low on this trait)?

• Openness
• Neuroticism
• Extraversion
• Conscientiousness

Question 6                                                                   5 pts
Which of the following Big 5 personality factors is described as the tendency to be organized, controlled, decisive, and dependable, and is 2nd most related to effective leadership?

• Openness
• Agreeableness
• Extraversion
• Conscientiousness

Question 7                                                                   5 pts
Overall, research has found that trait-based approaches to viewing leadership are limited, and very few traits differentiate between effective and ineffective leaders?

• True 
• False

Question 8                                                                   5 pts
Emotional intelligence refers to one's ability to perceive and express emotions, understand and reason with emotions, and effectively manage emotions, both in oneself and in others

• True 
• False

Question 9                                                                5 pts
In a review of emotional intelligence (EI) by the Harvard Business Review, which of the following was NOT found to be true regarding EI?

• EI plays an increasingly important role at the highest levels of a company
• EI is linked to increased/superior individual performance
• EI was found to be twice as important in leadership compared to intelligence or technical skills
• EI is linked to high emotionally and negatively impacts social interactions

Question 10                                                          5 pts
Which 2 components of emotional intelligence concern a person's ability to manage relationships with others?

•  Self-Awareness and Empathy
• Empathy and Social Skills
• Motivation and Social Skills
• Self-Regulation and Self-Awareness

 
Question 11                                                             5 pts
The study conducted by Judge, Bono, Ilies, and Gerhardt (2002) used which type of research design to review trait-perspective research (hint: look in Method section)?

• Meta-analysis
• True experimental design
• Quasi-experimental design
• Single subject case study

Question 12                                                               5 pts
The five factors assessed in the Judge, Bono, Ilies, and Gerhardt study were different than the big 5 personality factors?

• True 
• False

Question 13                                                                 5 pts
What were the findings of the Judge, Bono, Ilies, and Gerhardt (2002) study?

• There were no differences found between the five dispositional traits, and none of the traits appeared to have a relationship with the leadership criteria.
• The treatment group displayed significantly more leadership characteristics than the control group.
• A relatively strong correlation was found between the big 5 traits and leadership, indicating that the big 5 typology employs a fruitful basis for examining dispositional factors of leadership.
• There is no such thing as leadership.

Question 14                                                                5 pts
Of the Big Five traits analyzed in the Judge, Bono, Ilies, and Gerhardt study, which trait was found to be the most controversial and least understood?

• Openness
• Agreeableness
• Neuroticism
• Extraversion