Which of the Following Is True About the Character-Based Perspective

question 37

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true about the character-based perspective of trust in leadership?

• A)Followers see the relationship with their leader as beyond the standard economic contract such that the parties operate on the basis of trust,goodwill,and the perception of mutual obligations.
• B)Trust-related concerns about a leader's nature are important because the leader may have authority to make decisions that have a significant impact on the follower's ability to achieve his/her goals.
• C)Researchers have used this perspective in describing how trust in leader-follower relationships elicits citizenship behavior.
• D)Trust is a property of the relationship and the leader per se and is measured accordingly; it is not a belief or perception held by the follower.

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Definitions:

Projective Assessments

Psychological tests that use ambiguous stimuli to elicit responses that are thought to reveal a person's unconscious thoughts, feelings, and desires.

Stimuli

External factors or events that provoke a response or reaction from an organism or system.

Sentence Completion Task

A psychological assessment tool where individuals complete sentences in order to reveal their attitudes, thoughts, and feelings.

Verbal Association

The process by which individuals link words together based on their meanings, often studied in psychology and linguistics.