When a person exhibits a disposition that does not change with time the person would be exhibiting ______________ to a trait theorist.
a. situational specificity
b. circumstantial generalizability
c. temporal stability
d. cross-situational stability
Answer: c. temporal stability
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A. Carl Rogers B. S. E. Morehouse C. Erik Erikson D. Jean Piaget
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A. 5 mV or more B. 10 mV or more C. 30 mV or more D. 40 mV or more
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a. Posttraumatic stress disorder c. Cognitive functioning disruption b. Burnout d. Adaptational outcome
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A. the difference represents a chance fluctuation. B. the difference is statistically significant. C. if he conducts the study again, there is a high probability that no difference would be found or that women would make more errors. D. there is only a five in 100 chance that his finding represents a real difference between men and women.