Trait Theory John Meadows Wilkes Community College Professor Dan Linker Criminology April 26‚ 2012 Introduction Trait Theory! What is it? According to the online encyclopedia‚ Wikipedia‚ Trait theory is a major approach to the study of human personality. Trait theorists are primarily interested in the measurement of traits‚ which can be defined as habitual patterns of behavior‚ thought‚ and emotion. According to this perspective‚ traits are relatively stable over time‚ differ across
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The Trait Approach The trait approach was one of the first systematic attempts to study leadership‚ according to Peter Northouse (2004). This approach has been studied for many decades‚ and scholars have identified five major leadership traits in the past 50 years: intelligence‚ self-confidence‚ determination‚ integrity and sociability. In addition‚ in recent years‚ there has been a renewed interest in understanding the relationship between personality traits and leadership. The Big Five Personality
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(Douglas‚ 1995). Remember that trait theorist Gordon Allport (1961) described cardinal traits as personality characteristics that are ubiquitous and highly influential in an individual’s personality and that dominate the individual’s day-to-day actions. When we consider Carpenter and similar others filled with hatred and aggression (like Ted Bundy)‚ it seems clear that these are cardinal traits‚ defining characteristics of their personalities. For trait theorists‚ traits like aggression are part
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1. Define and discuss the importance of the following traits associated with leaders: intelligence‚ self-confidence‚ determination‚ integrity‚ and sociability. Is this list all inclusive? a. Intelligence: Having a strong verbal ability‚ perceptual ability‚ and reasoning abilities; Leaders intellectual abilities‚ however‚ should not differ too much from their subordinates; Intelligence is also defined as a trait that significantly contributes to a leader’s acquisition of complex problem-solving skills
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devil‚ or victim? “Winter Dreams”‚ one of the greatest works of F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ has successfully depicted the downside of the so-called American Dream in his time. The story described the frustration of people who had defined their happiness as material success. Beside the protagonist Dexter Green‚ there was another character that made readers preoccupied with conflicting ideas after reading the story. She was Judy Jones‚ the center of Dexter’s winter dreams. In this essay‚ we will examine
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gunshots and firecrackers outside is a daily routine for my summer. Winter is the opposite of summer; the coldest temperature of all four seasons. It usually occurs during the months of December‚ January and February. Winter is normally a time for celebrating holidays such as Christmas and it also brings in the New Year. One can expect to see people wearing the usual hats‚ scarves‚ North Faces‚ boots and gloves. I spend my winters listening to outside’s quiet stillness from snow being on the ground
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Filipino Traits Hiya (shame) Negative‚ because it arrests or inhibits one’s action. This trait reduces one to smallness or to what Nietzsche calls the "morality of slaves"‚ thus congealing the soul of the Filipino and emasculating him‚ making him timid‚ meek and weak. Positive‚ because‚ it contributes to peace of mind and lack of stress by not even trying to achieve. Ningas-cogon (procrastination) Negative‚ by all standards‚ because it begins ardently and dies down as soon as it begins. This
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SUNGLASSES MITTENS COAT DECEMBER SPRING WEATHER DRY Across Down 5. We wear _____ to keep the hands warm in the winter. 7. In China‚ the winter is usually in ______ ‚ January and February. 9. We wear _______ and shorts in the summer. 10. What’s the opposite of wet? 1. I usually wear my orange _____ in the winter. 2. It’s usually hot and sunny in _______ . 3. In winter the weather is snowy and _____ . 4. What do you ____ in the summer? 6. It’s usually rainy and wet in ______ . 8.
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Winter Wonderland I wake up to the sun heating my cold feet under my warm fuzzy blanket. The room is filled with silence as I slide out of the coziness of my covers to look outside the window. To my delightful surprise‚ tiny ice crystals are falling from the sky creating a white blanket on the world. In a hurry‚ I put on my thick heavy jacket‚ slide on my hefty boots‚ and dress my hands with my favourite waterproof gloves. I rush onto my snow-covered yard‚ thinking that my favourite season
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Leadership Traits Although research has shown that the presence of specific traits alone do not ensure successful leadership‚ it has been proven that successful historical leaders share certain key traits. According to Shelley Kirkpatrick and Edwin Locke‚ “leaders do not have to be great men or women by being intellectual geniuses or omniscient prophets to succeed‚ but they do need to have the "right stuff" and this stuff is not equally present in all people” (Kirkpatrick & Locke‚ 1991‚ p. 12)
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