How Does Society Impact Personality Development?

Home Life

100

Do parents affect the personality of their child?

Yes

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200

Who is more vulnerable to divorced parents.... preschool children or adolescents (teenagers)?

Preschool children 

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300

Which is not a parental type?

a.) Authoritative

b.) Authoritarian

c.) Permissive

d.) Affectionate 

d.) Affectionate

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400

Which parental type leads to children being the least mature?

Permissive

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500

What is the negative outcome of parents applying lots of academic pressure on their kids? 

Lead to... Anxiety, depression, and maladaptive perfectionism

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Genetics

100

Where do you get your genes from?

Your Parents/Ancestors

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200

According to the Twin and Adoption Studies on the Heritability of Various Characteristics, which has a greater influence on personality, genetics or parents?

Genetics

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300

Openness is one of the "Big Five Personality Traits". What percentage of openness is influenced by genetics?

57%

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400

What is the definition of Molecular Genetics?

The study of which genes are associated with which personality traits

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500

What is one of the "Big Five" personality traits that are affected by genetics?

Extraversion, neuroticism, agreeableness, conscientiousness, and openness to experience.

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Development

100

Define empathy.

The ability to understand and share feelings with others

200

Do personality traits evident in the first three years of life persist into later life? If not, then when?

No

6-7 years old is when personality traits can persist into later life! BONUS POINTS=200 pts

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300

By what age does a child become more conscious of what others think of them?

10 years old

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400

What is adolescents in terms of personality development?

The period of time where someone's characteristics are changing from what is considered child-like to what is considered adult-like.

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500

List the states of phases of development.

1- Prenatal life 2- Infancy 3- Childhood 4- Adolescence 5- Adulthood 6- Old Age

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