BHSC Exam 3 Review UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
What is leadership? The use of power and influence to direct the activities of followers toward goal
achievement.
Is leadership determined by title or position? No, leadership is enacted in behavior, not just bestowed by title or position.
What is leader effectiveness? The degree to which a leader's actions result in goal achievement, employee
commitment, and mutual trust in leader-member dyads.
What are the Big 5 personality traits associated with Higher on Conscientiousness, Openness to Experience, and Extraversion; lower
leader emergence? on Agreeableness.
Which Big 5 traits are positively associated with leader Openness to Experience and Extraversion.
effectiveness?
What are the seven characteristics correlated with Above average cognitive ability, energy level, stress tolerance, self-confidence,
leader effectiveness? emotional intelligence, integrity, and drive.
What does emotional intelligence include? Self-awareness, other awareness (empathy), emotion regulation (self-
management), and use of emotions (social skill).
What is self-awareness in emotional intelligence? The ability to understand and accurately express one's emotions.
What is other awareness in emotional intelligence? The ability to recognize and understand the emotions of others.
What is emotion regulation? The ability to quickly recover from emotional experiences and control one's
feelings.
What is the use of emotions in emotional intelligence? The ability to harness emotions to improve chances of success.
What is psychological empowerment? A form of intrinsic motivation rooted in the belief that one's work contributes to
a larger purpose.
What are the four components of psychological Meaningfulness, self-determination, competence, and impact.
empowerment?
What does meaningfulness refer to in psychological The value of a work goal or its purpose relative to a person's ideals and
empowerment? passions.
, What does self-determination reflect in psychological A sense of choice in the initiation and continuation of work tasks.
empowerment?
What does competence capture in psychological A person's belief in their capability to perform work tasks successfully.
empowerment?
What is the role of integrity in leadership? Integrity is an aspect of trustworthiness, essential for effective leadership.
What is the relationship between leader effectiveness Emotional intelligence may enhance a leader's effectiveness by creating new
and emotional intelligence? opportunities.
What is the leader-member exchange (LMX) theory? A theory that describes the quality of the relationship between leaders and
their followers, based on mutual trust and respect.
What characterizes high-quality leader-member Based on relational psychological contracts, characterized by mutual trust,
exchanges? respect, and obligations.
What characterizes low-quality leader-member Based on transactional psychological contracts, characterized by economic
exchanges? exchange relationships.
What is intrinsic motivation? Motivation that is felt when performing a task is its own reward.
What is extrinsic motivation? Motivation that reflects the desire for rewards and contingencies that depend
on task performance.
What does expectancy theory describe? The cognitive processes that shape the motivational force to obtain desired
extrinsic outcomes or avoid undesirable ones.
What percentage of career success is attributed to By one estimate, 75% of career success is due to emotional intelligence.
emotional intelligence according to some studies?
What is the significance of emotional intelligence in Recruiters increasingly look for emotional intelligence in candidates.
recruitment?
What is the impact of cognitive ability on leader Above average cognitive ability helps in processing information and analyzing
effectiveness? scenarios.
What is the importance of energy level in leadership? Leaders must be able to work long hours and be passionate about their roles.
How does self-confidence relate to leadership? High self-confidence about their ability to lead others is correlated with leader
effectiveness.
What does impact reflect in a person's actions? It reflects that a person's actions make a difference or progress toward fulfilling
an important purpose.
CORRECT Answers
What is leadership? The use of power and influence to direct the activities of followers toward goal
achievement.
Is leadership determined by title or position? No, leadership is enacted in behavior, not just bestowed by title or position.
What is leader effectiveness? The degree to which a leader's actions result in goal achievement, employee
commitment, and mutual trust in leader-member dyads.
What are the Big 5 personality traits associated with Higher on Conscientiousness, Openness to Experience, and Extraversion; lower
leader emergence? on Agreeableness.
Which Big 5 traits are positively associated with leader Openness to Experience and Extraversion.
effectiveness?
What are the seven characteristics correlated with Above average cognitive ability, energy level, stress tolerance, self-confidence,
leader effectiveness? emotional intelligence, integrity, and drive.
What does emotional intelligence include? Self-awareness, other awareness (empathy), emotion regulation (self-
management), and use of emotions (social skill).
What is self-awareness in emotional intelligence? The ability to understand and accurately express one's emotions.
What is other awareness in emotional intelligence? The ability to recognize and understand the emotions of others.
What is emotion regulation? The ability to quickly recover from emotional experiences and control one's
feelings.
What is the use of emotions in emotional intelligence? The ability to harness emotions to improve chances of success.
What is psychological empowerment? A form of intrinsic motivation rooted in the belief that one's work contributes to
a larger purpose.
What are the four components of psychological Meaningfulness, self-determination, competence, and impact.
empowerment?
What does meaningfulness refer to in psychological The value of a work goal or its purpose relative to a person's ideals and
empowerment? passions.
, What does self-determination reflect in psychological A sense of choice in the initiation and continuation of work tasks.
empowerment?
What does competence capture in psychological A person's belief in their capability to perform work tasks successfully.
empowerment?
What is the role of integrity in leadership? Integrity is an aspect of trustworthiness, essential for effective leadership.
What is the relationship between leader effectiveness Emotional intelligence may enhance a leader's effectiveness by creating new
and emotional intelligence? opportunities.
What is the leader-member exchange (LMX) theory? A theory that describes the quality of the relationship between leaders and
their followers, based on mutual trust and respect.
What characterizes high-quality leader-member Based on relational psychological contracts, characterized by mutual trust,
exchanges? respect, and obligations.
What characterizes low-quality leader-member Based on transactional psychological contracts, characterized by economic
exchanges? exchange relationships.
What is intrinsic motivation? Motivation that is felt when performing a task is its own reward.
What is extrinsic motivation? Motivation that reflects the desire for rewards and contingencies that depend
on task performance.
What does expectancy theory describe? The cognitive processes that shape the motivational force to obtain desired
extrinsic outcomes or avoid undesirable ones.
What percentage of career success is attributed to By one estimate, 75% of career success is due to emotional intelligence.
emotional intelligence according to some studies?
What is the significance of emotional intelligence in Recruiters increasingly look for emotional intelligence in candidates.
recruitment?
What is the impact of cognitive ability on leader Above average cognitive ability helps in processing information and analyzing
effectiveness? scenarios.
What is the importance of energy level in leadership? Leaders must be able to work long hours and be passionate about their roles.
How does self-confidence relate to leadership? High self-confidence about their ability to lead others is correlated with leader
effectiveness.
What does impact reflect in a person's actions? It reflects that a person's actions make a difference or progress toward fulfilling
an important purpose.
