Which statement would be most agreeable to a trait theorist?
a. ?The focus in studying personality should be to find the characteristics that all people share.
b. ?People tend to behave differently depending upon the situation they are in.
c. ?A healthy personality is defined by a strong ego.
d. ?Personality characteristics tend to remain relatively stable as we age.
ANSWER:
d
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a. any act that makes a person feel better. b. a positive social act reflecting a concern for others. c. an act intended to do good, but that actually results in harm to the person at whom the act is aimed. d. the vicarious experiencing of another person's emotions.
When people read a story that does not contain a statement of the goal until the end of the story
a. they find the passage more memorable because it induces sudden insights about the solution to the mystery. b. they rate the passage as significantly more suspenseful. c. they recall significantly more details than those who were told the goal before given the reading passage. d. they recall significantly less of the story than if the goal was made clear from the beginning of the story.
Thomas and his mother are at the zoo. When they reach the area where the tigers are, Thomas, who has never seen a tiger before, exclaims "Look, Mommy, it's a kitty!" This demonstrates the principle of
A) adaptation. B) assimilation. C) accommodation. D) perception.
Beverly doesn't spend as much time with her old coworkers or her book club, but she is spending more time with her grandchildren. She has dinner at her daughter's house twice a week and enjoys picking her grandchildren up from school on Wednesdays. What theory of social interaction and elders' psychological functioning is she demonstrating?
A. activity theory B. continuity theory C. disengagement theory D. socioemotional selectivity theory