How can the environment affect individual differences in personality?

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: Individual differences in extraversion can be caused by people adapting to different environments. Findings suggest that people have different personalities because their environments sometimes favored one type of personality over another.

Psychology

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According to Cattell, by 1895 psychology was ____.?

a. ?a required subject for an undergraduate degree b. ?being irreparably damaged by the Structuralist-functionalist quarreling c. ?still synonymous with metaphysics for most Americans d. ?most vigorously opposed by the traditional natural sciences e. ?relatively unpopular in those few colleges that offered courses in it

Psychology

Darlene's emotions are easy to read: she smiles broadly when happy and looks down when sad. Researchers would say that Darlene is high in

A. emotional affectivity. B. affect intensity. C. emotional expressiveness. D. positive and negative affect.

Psychology

According to the Big 5 Model, which personality trait displays attention to detail, responsibility, self discipline, and high achievement?

A. conscientiousness B. neuroticism C. agreeableness D. extroversion

Psychology

Conformity occurs when people

a. change their behavior as a result of receiving a persuasive argument. b. change their behavior as a result of observational learning. c. follow direct commands, usually from someone in a position of authority. d. yield to real or imagined social pressure.

Psychology