How is personality revealed in the way a person dresses?

What will be an ideal response?


A good answer would include the following key points:
- Research has determined that personality shows in one's physical appearance.
- Vain, self-centered people are more likely to wear stylish, expensive clothes and to have a well-groomed appearance.
- People who are depressed and anxious wear darker clothing.

Psychology

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The largest and most complex part of the human brain is the

a. medulla. b. cerebrum. c. cerebellum. d. limbic system.

Psychology

Jaclyn has a shoe fetish-she is not able to enjoy sex unless her partner is wearing her shoes. She needs to be touching the shoes in order to achieve sexual gratification. She becomes aroused by the sight of her own shoes. What is unusual about Jaclyn's case of shoe fetishism?

A. Most fetishes involve animate objects. B. Sexual dysfunction is usually seen in the fetishist. C. Partners are usually not involved. D. Female fetishists are rare.

Psychology

The thick bundle of nerves connecting the two cerebral hemispheres which coordinates their activities is the ______

a. corpus callosum b. substantia nigra c. caudate nucleus d. reticular formation

Psychology

In the context of the components of a measure, a reliable measure of intelligence must contain relatively low

A. true score. B. validity. C. coefficient. D. measurement error.

Psychology