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Hogan Development Survey (HDS) Flashcards

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  1. The HDS Excitable scale is characterized by which primary behavioral pattern under stress?

    Answer: Enthusiasm followed by rapid disappointment and mood swings

    High Excitable individuals cycle between intense enthusiasm and sudden frustration, making them unpredictable leaders.

  2. A professional high on HDS Reserved is most at risk of derailing because they:

    Answer: Fail to build relationships and seem cold or indifferent

    Reserved individuals are task-focused but lack interpersonal warmth, causing them to lose followership.

  3. Which HDS scale is most associated with a leader who perceives colleagues as threats, questions motives, and holds grudges?

    Answer: Skeptical

    The Skeptical scale reflects cynicism and distrust that, when derailed, can damage team cohesion and collaborative relationships.

  4. The HDS Dutiful scale, when it becomes a derailer, typically manifests as:

    Answer: Over-compliance with authority, making it hard to manage upward or disagree

    High Dutiful individuals are so eager to please superiors that they avoid advocating for their team or offering critical feedback.

  5. How does the HDS differ from the Hogan Personality Inventory (HPI)?

    Answer: HPI measures bright-side personality; HDS measures dark-side risk factors that emerge under stress

    The HPI captures normal, bright-side personality, while the HDS targets the dark-side tendencies that derail careers under pressure.

  6. The concept of 'impression management' on the HDS refers to:

    Answer: A validity scale indicating how carefully or defensively the respondent answered

    Impression management is a response style indicator that flags overly positive or defensive responding, which can affect score validity.

  7. When HDS feedback is delivered in a coaching context, practitioners are advised to:

    Answer: Help clients reframe derailers as situational strengths that need contextual management

    Effective HDS coaching reframes derailers as overdone strengths and helps clients develop strategies to manage them situationally.