Deck 6: Leadership Attributes

Question 1

According to the cognitive resources theory,leaders are fully aware of the degree to which they are causing stress in their followers and use stressful situations as motivational tools.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Analytic intelligence is much more concerned with knowledge and experience than practical intelligence.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Research has shown that openness to experience is particularly important at higher organizational levels and for success in overseas assignments.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Leaders who are lower in conscientiousness tend to be more spontaneous,creative,and impulsive.

Question 5

The optimism component of Goleman's model of EQ corresponds with the agreeableness component of the OCEAN model.

Question 6

Behavioral manifestations of personality traits are often exhibited with conscious thought.

Question 7

The roots of the Great Man theory can be traced back to the early 1900s,when many leadership researchers and the popular press maintained that leaders and followers were essentially the same.

Question 8

Leaders who can empathize and get along with others tend to be more successful than those who cannot.

Question 9

The primary role of leaders is not so much to be creative themselves as to build an environment where others can be creative.

Question 10

The strength of the relationship between personality traits and leadership effectiveness is often inversely related to the relative strength of the situation.

Question 11

Feeling leaders like to analyze,criticize,and approach decisions impersonally and objectively.

Question 12

Leaders tend to have higher extraversion scores than nonleaders.

Question 13

The OCEAN model is applicable across many cultures.

Question 14

Most EQ researchers agree that emotional intelligence cannot be developed.

Question 15

An ability-based EQ training program would most likely rely on role plays and videotapes to help participants better recognize,exhibit,and regulate emotion.

Question 16

Analytic intelligence is general problem-solving ability and can be assessed using standardized mental abilities tests.

Question 17

Smart but inexperienced leaders tend to be more effective in stressful situations than less intelligent,experienced leaders.

Question 18

In the building blocks of skills,knowledge and experience are easier components to change than intelligence and personality traits.

Question 19

The term "personality" reflects a simple description of the person in the eyes of others.

Question 20

Stress is often defined as the result of conflicts with superiors or the apprehension associated with performance evaluation.

Question 21

A leader who has extensive knowledge and experience in leading a pharmaceutical research team may feel uncomfortable and unprepared when asked to lead a major fund-raising effort for a charitable institution.This example illustrates that practical intelligence is most likely:

A) concerned with knowledge and experience.
B) the ability to produce work that is novel.
C) the ability to learn new information.
D) domain specific.

Question 22

According to Goleman,self-control,trustworthiness,conscientiousness,adaptability,and innovation correspond to:

A) self-awareness.
B) self-regulation.
C) motivation.
D) empathy.

Question 23

Which of the following statements is most likely true of intelligence?

A) Intelligence testing in the U.S.has taken place since our country was formed.
B) Research shows that neither environmental factors nor heredity affect intelligence.
C) The first formal linkage between intelligence and leadership occurred in the early 1900s.
D) Intelligence and intelligence testing are extremely controversial topics in the social sciences today.

Question 24

"I remain calm in pressure situations." This behavioral aspect corresponds to which OCEAN personality dimension?

A) Openness to experience
B) Neuroticism
C) Extraversion
D) Conscientiousness

Question 25

"People like to have some sense of control over their work.Micro-managing staff will help to either create yea-sayers or cause people to mentally disengage from work." Which creativity killer does this statement exemplify?

A) Taking away all discretion and autonomy
B) Creating fragmented work schedules
C) Providing insufficient resources
D) Focusing on short-term goals

Question 26

The ability to produce work that is both novel and useful is called:

A) practical intelligence.
B) social intelligence.
C) analytic intelligence.
D) creative intelligence.

Question 27

According to the OCEAN model,individuals who appear to be socially clueless,insensitive,pessimistic,and grumpy may be low in:

A) leadership competence.
B) agreeableness.
C) neuroticism.
D) charisma.

Question 28

According to Reuvan Bar-On,reality testing,flexibility,and problem-solving relate to:

A) general mood.
B) stress management.
C) interpersonal relationships.
D) adaptability.

Question 29

Most intelligence and aptitude tests are good examples of:

A) systems thinking.
B) convergent thinking.
C) picture thinking.
D) divergent thinking.

Question 30

Which of the following is NOT a type of intelligence identified in the Triarchic Theory of Intelligence?

A) Practical intelligence
B) Strategic Intelligence
C) Analytic intelligence
D) Creative intelligence

Question 31

Which of the following statements concerning intelligence is most likely true?

A) Most research shows that leaders possess higher levels of creative intelligence than the general population.
B) Most research shows that leaders possess higher levels of analytic intelligence than the general population.
C) Most research shows that leaders possess higher levels of practical intelligence than the general population.
D) Most research shows that creative,analytic,and practical intelligence are not interrelated.

Question 32

In the OCEAN model,the personality dimension concerned with curiosity,innovative thinking,and assimilating new information is known as:

A) openness to experience.
B) extraversion.
C) conscientiousness.
D) neuroticism.

Question 33

Leaders lower in neuroticism tend to:

A) take mistakes as personal affronts.
B) lose their temper when stressed.
C) hide their emotions.
D) become tense.

Question 34

Which of the following is a measure of the ability model of emotional intelligence that asks subjects to recognize the emotions depicted in pictures?

A) MSCEIT
B) Bar-On EQi-S
C) Emotional Competence Inventory
D) SASQ

Question 35

By discouraging cross-functional collaboration,leaders can most likely guarantee that followers will:

A) focus on only short-term outcomes.
B) request additional time to complete projects.
C) only offer up tried and true solutions to problems.
D) respond to reward power more than coercive power.

Question 36

Which of the following statements is most likely accurate concerning the thinking-feeling dimension of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)test?

A) Feeling leaders tend to be curious,spontaneous,and flexible.
B) Thinking leaders like to analyze,criticize,and approach decisions impersonally and objectively.
C) Thinking leaders tend to get nervous before decisions are made and want to see only minimal data before making decisions.
D) Feeling leaders dislike agendas,do not mind going off on tangents,and will revisit earlier decisions if new information arises.

Question 37

Which theory explains the interesting relationships between leader intelligence and experience levels,and group performance in stressful versus nonstressful conditions?

A) Strategic contingencies theory
B) Hierarchical trait theory
C) Leader-member exchange theory
D) Cognitive resources theory

Question 38

According to Goleman's conceptualization of emotional intelligence (EQ),the 'change catalyst' attribute likely corresponds to which OCEAN correlate?

A) Extraversion
B) Agreeableness
C) Openness to experience
D) Neuroticism

Question 39

All of the following are accepted among the major definitions of emotional intelligence EXCEPT:

A) a set of 15 abilities necessary to cope with daily situations and get along in the world.
B) persistence in the face of frustration,mood management,and the ability to empathize and get along with others.
C) a group of mental abilities that help people recognize their own feelings and those of others.
D) the ability to react to stressful situations and adapt appropriately to obtain positive,long-term outcomes.

Question 40

What characteristic is most likely associated with people who have higher levels of analytic intelligence?

A) Providing novel,useful solutions
B) Learning quickly
C) Communicating clearly
D) Knowing how to accomplish tasks

Question 41

What are the two major predictions made by the Cognitive Resources Theory with respect to intelligence,experience,stress,and group performance?

Question 42

Write a description of the FFM or OCEAN Model of Personality.Explain each of the five personality dimensions and what aspects of a person's behaviors each dimension most likely affects.

Question 43

Provide a brief description of the components of the Triarchic Theory of Intelligence.How does each component relate to leadership?

Question 44

In the context of the OCEAN model,what is meant by conscientiousness? What leader behaviors are associated with conscientiousness? What types of jobs or tasks are best for those who have high levels of conscientiousness?

Question 45

How was emotional intelligence defined by Salovey and Mayer? What are the components of the Mayer,Solovey,and Caruso model? What does the model suggest about leadership?

Question 46

What is the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)? What are its four basic dimension preferences?

Question 47

Explain the two meanings of personality.

Question 48

What is intelligence? What is the relationship between intelligence and leadership?

Question 49

Compare and contrast ability-based EQ training programs and mixed model-based EQ training programs.

Question 50

What have been the results of the increased interest and research into emotional intelligence (EQ)?