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Which of the following behaviors would be the easiest to predict accurately?
a. Mary will smile at 10:00 A.M. tomorrow.
b. At a party on Friday, Susan will talk to at least 10 people.
c. David will generally be on time for work most days next week.
d. None of the answer options is correct; each of these behaviors would be equally easy to predict.
c. David will generally be on time for work most days next week.
What is a possible reason for an individual's personality change?
Some possible reasons for personality change can be changing of social roles at different stages of one’s life and physical development
According to previous research, when does personality stop developing?
a. There’s no way to know for sure; the evidence is inconclusive.
b. Personality stops developing somewhere between childhood and adolescence.
c. Personality stops developing by the time someone turns 30.
d. Personality continues to develop throughout the entire life span.
d. Personality continues to develop throughout the entire life span.
According to a recent review of 207 studies, which of the following is MOST associated with increased levels of extraversion and emotional stability?
a. participating in psychotherapy
b. participating in a workplace productivity intervention
c. desiring to increase agreeableness
d. attending the opera
a. participating in psychotherapy
Based on recent research and person-environment interactions, what is likely to happen when an aggressive person plays a competitive multiplayer video game?
a. The aggressive person will be less aggressive.
b. The aggressive person will evoke aggression from the other players.
c. The aggressive person will frequently win.
d. There is no ability to predict how the aggressive person will behave in this context.
b. The aggressive person will evoke aggression from the other players.
What is the S Data collected in a Cross sectional study
The S data collected in a cross sectional study is a collection from large groups of self reported data from multiple different age categories.
True or false... physical changes can lead to personality changes
true
What is the definition of "the social clock"
The traditional expectations of society for when a person is expected to have achieved certain goals such as starting a family or getting settled into a career.
What are the three steps discussed in the presentation in developing an identity?
Actor, Agent, Becoming an Author
Research on intellectual and social expectancies demonstrates that
a. other people’s perceptions of your personality can influence who you are and what you do.
b. other people’s perceptions of your personality have little influence on your expectations.
c. such judgments are always based on direct observation of behavior.
d. such judgments are rarely unbiased.
a. other people’s perceptions of your personality can influence who you are and what you do.
Explain the maturity principle.
When someone ages, their ability to cope and deal effectively with adult roles increases. Roles such as self -esteem, emotional stability, conscientiousness.
Which conclusion follows from Funder’s analysis of the person-situation debate?
a. Personality doesn’t usually predict behavior.
b. Person perceptions are largely incorrect.
c. Even in the same situation, all people do not behave in the same way.
d. People don’t really act differently from each other.
c. Even in the same situation, all people do not behave in the same way.
Young people with life-threatening illnesses appear to shift their goals from ________ to ________.
a. exploration; emotional well-being
b. work; family
c. generativity; meaningfulness
d. intellectual achievement; creativity
a. exploration; emotional well-being
According to the text, ________ does not seem to significantly improve as judges acquire more information, whereas ________ does seem to improve considerably.
a. accuracy; consensus
b. predictive validity; reliability
c. consensus; accuracy
d.consensus; interjudge agreement
c. consensus; accuracy
What are the steps in the Realistic Accuracy Model (RAM) of personality judgment?
a. recall/adjustment/manipulation
b. realism/accuracy/manipulation
c. recall/activation/matching/detection
d. relevance/availability/detection/utilization
d. relevance/availability/detection/utilization
What is a longitudinal study, and how does it pertain to personality?
A study that entails measuring someone/ a group of people over a lifespan. 10yrs, 20yrs, 30yrs etc. These studies could measure personality stability.
According to a classic study, individuals who grew up during the Great Depression had different attitudes regarding work and financial security than those who did not grow up during this time. These findings provide evidence for
a. the maturity principle.
b. rank-order stability of personality.
c. cohort effects.
d. cumulative continuity principle.
c. cohort effects.
Personality psychologists are currently debating whether young adults in the 21st century are more ________ than previous generations.
a. self-centered and narcissistic
b. agreeable and happy
c. depressed and anxious
d. hardworking and diligent
a. self-centered and narcissistic
Which trait has been consistently linked to a range of health outcomes?
a. neuroticism
b. openness
c. authoritarianism
d. conscientiousness
d. conscientiousness
Ciara is an advertiser who is interested in labeling consumers in terms of their spending habits and shopping behavior to efficiently target groups of people for different products. What approach to personality should Ciara use in her assessment?
a. essential-trait
b. many-trait
c. typological
d. single-trait
c. typological
The elderly become increasingly less concerned about what.
Social activities, career(retirement), ambition, need to please others.
The processes by which people respond to, seek out, and create environments that are compatible with their personalities are called
a. cumulative personalities continuity.
b. person-environment transactions.
c. personality-life-history transactions.
d. birth-order effects.
b. person-environment transactions.
What were conclusions related to the social clock theory?
Helson concluded that women who followed the female social clock and the masculine social clock reported being satisfied with their life after graduation. The women who did not follow either reported feeling depressed, alienated, and bitter with their life after graduation.
In the last month, Oscar learned to drive and began working at his first job. These new developments are helping him to see himself as an
a. agent.
b. author.
c. actor.
d. artist.
c. actor.
Chan tends to be disorganized, irresponsible, and unable to handle criticism well. What is the best description of Chan’s personality?
a. low extraversion and high openness to experience
b. low agreeableness and high neuroticism
c. low conscientiousness and high neuroticism
d. low openness to experience and high conscientiousness
c. low conscientiousness and high neuroticism