What Is a Trait Theory of Leadership? What Are the Four

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What is a trait theory of leadership? What are the four traits that make a credible leader? Choose a leader that you find credible and assess if that person seems to possess these traits.

Understand the concept of temperament and how it influences reactions to new experiences.

Grasp the basic principles of evolutionary personality psychology and the role of natural selection in shaping human characteristics, including personality.

Describe and understand the concept of cerebral asymmetry and its measurement techniques.

Analyze how individual differences in cerebral asymmetry can predict emotional responses.

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Definitions:

Inaccurate

Lacking correctness or precision; not accurate.

Posthypnotic Suggestions

Instructions given to a person under hypnosis that are meant to be acted upon after the person has awakened from the hypnotic state.

Smoking

The act of inhaling and exhaling the smoke of burning tobacco in cigars, cigarettes, or pipes.

Placebo

A harmless pill, medicine, or procedure prescribed more for the psychological benefit to the patient than for any physiological effect.