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.
Answer: A
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a. analogical encoding. b. analogical transfer. c. insight. d. in vivo problem solving.
Experiments are designed to minimize other possible explanations for the results of the study besides the causal factor(s) tested in the study. In correlational studies, we do the same.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Which of the following are nonempirical ways of knowing?
a. Authority and logic b. Intuition and Science c. Authority and Science d. Logic and intuition
In his study of transcendental meditation, Benson found that meditation leads to
a. spiritual awakening. c. a relaxation response. b. expanded consciousness. d. more intense hypnagogic states.