Describe the five-factor model. What is it used for?
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Many personality theorists, among them Paul Costa, Jr. and Robert McCrae, have suggested that there are not two, but rather five basic personality factors. Along with Eysenck's dimensions of extraversion and neuroticism are conscientiousness, agreeableness, and openness to experience. Cross-cultural research has found these five factors, which are believed to be related to inborn temperamental characteristics. It appears from this research that people are born with basic personality characteristics, which mature over time. However, it still remains that expression of personality can be affected by cultural conditions. Results on the psychological test, the NEO Five-Factor Inventory, based on the Big Five model, have been correlated with a variety of behavior patterns, psychological disorders, and types of personalities. For example, the NEO is being used to determine the relationships between the five factors and disorders such as depression and schizophrenia.
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Distributed practice leads to better memory because it:
a. leads us to use auditory processing b. decreases the chances auditory processing will occur c. forces us to think about the material the same way each time it is presented d. creates a better chance something new about the material will be seen
Identify Leonore Tiefer's criticism of Masters and Johnson's model
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Of every 2,000 males born, how many are statistically likely to have Klinefelter's syndrome?
a. Zero, because this disorder affects only females. b. approximately 30 c. approximately 15 d. 2 to 4