The 176 subjects attending a fine and performing arts high school were given the High School Personality Questionnaire to determine the validity of the Leadership Potential Score. The instrument did not differentiate between talented individuals who actually held positions of leadership and those who did not. The two groups did not differ on any of the primary factors of the questionnaire.
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