Which statement best describes the findings from most longitudinal studies of personality stability?
a. Personality traits are fairly stable across adulthood
b. Individuals become more psychopathic with age.
c. Personality traits at age 20 predict virtually nothing at age 60.
d. Individuals become more extroverted and open to experience with age.
a
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a. Capgrassyndrome c. delusions of thought broadcasting b. dementia praecox d. delusions of grandeur
Behavioural and physiological research on the brain and personality traits has tended to support Hans Eysenck's theory of _____ in extraverts and in introverts.
A) drive for stimulation B) differences in dopamine levels C) cortical arousal differences D) prefrontal cortex disparities
Once bone density starts to shrink in young adulthood there is nothing adults can do to slow the process
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
In contrast to modern psychologists, ancient scholars explored human nature primarily through:
a. empirical evidence. b. experimentation. c. trained introspection. d. insights inferred from anecdotes.