Which of the following statements best summarizes the stability of personality over time?
A) For most people, personality changes greatly over time, especially during mid-life.
B) Personality is stable across all people in all cultures.
C) For most people, personality traits tend to be stable over time, but within some individuals there may be relatively large changes.
D) Personality characteristics are subject to a great deal of change depending on environmental stressors.
C
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a. simple random b. stratified random c. systematic random d. cluster random
According to the decay theory, forgetting occurs because ________
a. new information is "recorded over" old information. b. similar items of information interfere with one another. c. memories simply fade with time if they are not accessed now and then. d. the cues needed to recall the memory are not present.
After being given police powers, who vigorously prosecuted counterfeiters and clippers?
a. Erasmus c. Isaac Newton b. Martin Luther d. Tycho Brahe
In males, the Y chromosome
a. develops before the X chromosome. b. is the mirror image of the X chromosome. c. has more genetic material than the X chromosome. d. does not possess genes corresponding to those of the X chromosome. e. matches most of autosomes in terms of genetic content.