Eysenck believes his two type dimensions of personality relate to qualities of
a. the nervous system.
b. interpersonal interaction.
c. early childhood experiences.
d. social learning experiences.
A
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Sherri grasps for her rattle at 3 months of age but cannot quite get hold of it. However, by 11 months Sherri is holding and moving the rattle with total control. Which developmental principle does Sherri's behavior illustrate?
A. the principle of hierarchical integration B. the proximodistal principle C. the cephalocaudal principle D. the principle of the independence of systems
Rearing of girls and boys according to traditional gender stereotypes plays a major role in shaping their personalities in different ways
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
You picked up your daughter, who is 9 years old, from soccer practice after a difficult day at work. She asks you if you are OK and says that you seem to be unhappy with something. Is this perceptiveness in a child her age unusual?
a. Yes, she must be very in tune with you. She should consider a career in counseling or psychotherapy. b. Yes, she must simply be acting out something that she saw on television. c. No, children have actually been able to appreciate the emotions of others since toddlerhood. d. No, children in middle childhood become more aware of not only their emotions, but also the emotions of others.
The idea of explaining social behavior in terms of genetic factors that evolved over time based on natural selection is the crux of the idea behind
a. personality psychology. b. mate selection. c. social selection. d. evolutionary psychology.