Which of the following is true according to research on the effects of social environment on personality?
a. Personality dimensions of any two cohort birth groups from a particular country are always similar.
c. The nature of the workplace has the potential to affect only our overt behavior.
b. Becoming a parent is associated with higher levels of marital and life satisfaction.
d. Those who see stressful events as an opportunity to learn become more extraverted over time.
ANS: D
FEEDBACK: Stressful life events, such as the death of a spouse or the loss of a job, may influence personality. Among the adults in the United States studied in their mid-40s and again 10 years later, those who experienced these stressful events as negative turning points became more neurotic over time, whereas those who saw them as an opportunity to learn became even more extraverted.
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