Which is likely to contribute most to change in personality across the lifespan?
A. Consistent environments
B. Genetic inheritance
C. Long-lasting childhood experiences
D. Poor person-environment fit
Answer: D
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a. frightening and anxiety-arousing dreams that occur primarily during the REM stage of sleep b. terrifying experiences that cause panic and sudden awakening from non-REM sleep c. the same as nightmares, but they occur in the elderly d. sleep disturbances that cause breathing to stop momentarily several times during the night
By using the __________ method, researchers investigate whether observed behavior or a measured trait is related to another behavior or trait
a. correlational b. statistical c. experimental d. survey
Sleepwalking is related to:
a. immaturity of the nervous system. b. trouble controlling impulses. c. general misbehavior. d. gender, as girls sleepwalk significantly more than boys.
According to the chapter Some Like It Hotabout personality and situational predictors of aggression, why
were the personality measures in Study 2 (mate competition study) administered to participants in a separate session that came before the laboratory session? (a) it was more convenient for the researchers to administer them in class a few days before the lab portion of the study (b) it was easier for the students to complete the personality inventories in a setting that was different from the lab setting (c) to try to help participants see the connection between the two parts of the study (d) to try to prevent participants from inferring a connection between the two parts of the study