Studies confirm that personality _____ as we grow into adolescence and early adulthood
a. stays the same
c. changes
b. stagnates
d. regresses
ANS: C
FEEDBACK: In a study of children ages 8 to 12, who were surveyed again 10 years later, personality changes between the ages of 18 and 22 could be predicted to a significant extent by their personality characteristics in childhood. What all these studies confirm is that personality changes as we grow into adolescence and early adulthood.
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