Who will be the group's leader? Davis answers this question by comparing the qualities of all the people in the group to his intuitive conception of a leader,and then favors the person who best matches his image of a leader.His approach is most consistent with ___ theory.

A) implicit leadership
B) social identity
C) terror management
D) evolutionary
E) contingency

Davis's approach of comparing the qualities of group members to his intuition of a leader is consistent with implicit leadership theory, which suggests that people have implicit beliefs and assumptions about the qualities and characteristics of effective leaders. Implicit leadership theory proposes that people tend to perceive others as leaders based on their match with their internalized leadership prototypes or schemas, rather than evaluating leadership based on objective criteria or situational factors.