Eysenck believed that personality dimensions, such as introversion:
a. are stable throughout the life span.
b. are inconsistent because of heredity.
c. are determined by childhood alone.
d. are influenced equally by environment and heredity.
ANS: A
FEEDBACK: The traits and dimensions Eysenck proposed tend to remain stable throughout the life span despite our different social and environmental experiences. Our situations may change but the dimensions remain consistent.
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