The question to ask about personality psychology today and in the future is
A. Can we scientifically examine personality traits?
B. Can we better able to examine personality variables now than yesterday?
C. Can we identify more personality traits relating to be happier?
D. Can we include novel experimental assessment measures?
Ans: B
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The subjects who participate in an experiment should
a. all be chosen from the same geographical area and socioeconomic class. b. be allowed to choose in which group they would like to be. c. come from a wide range of different age groups. d. be carefully chosen so that they represent a sample of the population.
Concrete operational children become __________ in their moral judgments. When assigning guilt, they center on the intentions of the wrongdoer
a. objective c. subjective b. rational d. predictable
Ellen believes that those consistent behaviors that appear to be “Traits” are really “response tendencies” that have been well-learned over time. Ellen’s view mirrors that of ___, who was a leading figure in the development of the theories of operant conditioning.
A. Skinner B. Titchener C. Watson D. Garcia
Why are relatively few inherited disorders caused by dominant alleles?
a. Most disorders caused by dominant alleles lead to sterility, which means the dominant allele will not be passed on. b. Genetic testing can more readily identify dominant rather than recessive alleles; genetic counseling has more successfully reduced the incidence of disorders caused by dominant alleles. c. Every person with one of the dominant alleles will have the disorder, and people with most of these disorders do not usually live long enough to reproduce, so the allele will not be passed on. d. Individuals carrying dominant alleles for a disorder are less likely to actually have the disorder than are individuals carrying a recessive allele for a disorder.