Question 1

According to the text, the personality one begins with is known as one's

Accepted Answer

A)  rank-order consistency. 
B)  trait structure. 
C)  temperament. 
D)  social clock. 
A)  rank-order consistency. 
B)  trait structure. 
C)  temperament. 
D)  social clock.

Question 2

The field of life-span development focuses on ________ as a basis for personality change.

Accepted Answer

A)  psychotherapy 
B)  shifts in social roles 
C)  volitional personality change 
D)  the social clock 
A)  psychotherapy 
B)  shifts in social roles 
C)  volitional personality change 
D)  the social clock

Question 3

Starting a job, entering college, and beginning a serious relationship are all associated with increases in

Accepted Answer

A)  openness to experience. 
B)  neuroticism. 
C)  extraversion. 
D)  conscientiousness. 
A)  openness to experience. 
B)  neuroticism. 
C)  extraversion. 
D)  conscientiousness.

Question 4

Based on the findings from various studies investigating interventions aimed at changing delinquent behavior, targeting ________ children seems to be more effective.

Accepted Answer

A)  older 
B)  low socioeconomic status 
C)  younger 
D)  high socioeconomic status 
A)  older 
B)  low socioeconomic status 
C)  younger 
D)  high socioeconomic status

Question 5

In one study, researchers found that personality trait scores from the same people measured 10 years apart correlated between r = .60 and r = .90. This is evidence for

Accepted Answer

A)  personality stability. 
B)  personality accuracy. 
C)  mean level change. 
D)  adaptability. 
A)  personality stability. 
B)  personality accuracy. 
C)  mean level change. 
D)  adaptability.

Question 6

Match each definition with its associated principle of personality development.
-Corresponsive principle

Accepted Answer

A) Taking on roles or images such as being a "jock" can lead personality to be consistent over time. 
B) People become better equipped to deal with the demands of life as they acquire experience and skills. 
C) People seek to develop a stable sense of who they are and then strive to act consistently with this self-view. 
D) Personality can change at any time (but such change may not be easy). 
E) Personality traits increase in rank-order consistency as people get older.
F)Person-environment transactions can cause personality traits to remain consistent or even magnify over time.
G)Changing social roles at different stages of life, such as becoming a spouse, parent, or boss, can cause personality to change. 
A) Taking on roles or images such as being a "jock" can lead personality to be consistent over time. 
B) People become better equipped to deal with the demands of life as they acquire experience and skills. 
C) People seek to develop a stable sense of who they are and then strive to act consistently with this self-view. 
D) Personality can change at any time (but such change may not be easy). 
E) Personality traits increase in rank-order consistency as people get older.
F)Person-environment transactions can cause personality traits to remain consistent or even magnify over time.
G)Changing social roles at different stages of life, such as becoming a spouse, parent, or boss, can cause personality to change.

Question 7

Match each definition with its associated principle of personality development.
-Role continuity principle

Accepted Answer

A) Taking on roles or images such as being a "jock" can lead personality to be consistent over time. 
B) People become better equipped to deal with the demands of life as they acquire experience and skills. 
C) People seek to develop a stable sense of who they are and then strive to act consistently with this self-view. 
D) Personality can change at any time (but such change may not be easy). 
E) Personality traits increase in rank-order consistency as people get older.
F)Person-environment transactions can cause personality traits to remain consistent or even magnify over time.
G)Changing social roles at different stages of life, such as becoming a spouse, parent, or boss, can cause personality to change. 
A) Taking on roles or images such as being a "jock" can lead personality to be consistent over time. 
B) People become better equipped to deal with the demands of life as they acquire experience and skills. 
C) People seek to develop a stable sense of who they are and then strive to act consistently with this self-view. 
D) Personality can change at any time (but such change may not be easy). 
E) Personality traits increase in rank-order consistency as people get older.
F)Person-environment transactions can cause personality traits to remain consistent or even magnify over time.
G)Changing social roles at different stages of life, such as becoming a spouse, parent, or boss, can cause personality to change.

Question 8

What is a reasonable argument for the idea that personality change is maladaptive?

Accepted Answer

A)  Having a disorganized, unsteady personality can cause others to find it difficult to make sense of or relate to that person. 
B)  Personality stability causes others to consider that person as "too perfect." 
C)  Someone who changes their personality frequently is perceived as unattractive and therefore may not acquire many relationship partners. 
D)  Personality instability causes borderline personality disorder. 
A)  Having a disorganized, unsteady personality can cause others to find it difficult to make sense of or relate to that person. 
B)  Personality stability causes others to consider that person as "too perfect." 
C)  Someone who changes their personality frequently is perceived as unattractive and therefore may not acquire many relationship partners. 
D)  Personality instability causes borderline personality disorder.

Question 9

Zara reported that she wants to be more extraverted. According to recent research on personality change and desire, Zara is likely

Accepted Answer

A)  high in extraversion. 
B)  high in emotional stability. 
C)  low in extraversion. 
D)  low in emotional stability. 
A)  high in extraversion. 
B)  high in emotional stability. 
C)  low in extraversion. 
D)  low in emotional stability.

Question 10

Match each definition with its associated principle of personality development.
-Maturity principle

Accepted Answer

A) Taking on roles or images such as being a "jock" can lead personality to be consistent over time. 
B) People become better equipped to deal with the demands of life as they acquire experience and skills. 
C) People seek to develop a stable sense of who they are and then strive to act consistently with this self-view. 
D) Personality can change at any time (but such change may not be easy). 
E) Personality traits increase in rank-order consistency as people get older.
F)Person-environment transactions can cause personality traits to remain consistent or even magnify over time.
G)Changing social roles at different stages of life, such as becoming a spouse, parent, or boss, can cause personality to change. 
A) Taking on roles or images such as being a "jock" can lead personality to be consistent over time. 
B) People become better equipped to deal with the demands of life as they acquire experience and skills. 
C) People seek to develop a stable sense of who they are and then strive to act consistently with this self-view. 
D) Personality can change at any time (but such change may not be easy). 
E) Personality traits increase in rank-order consistency as people get older.
F)Person-environment transactions can cause personality traits to remain consistent or even magnify over time.
G)Changing social roles at different stages of life, such as becoming a spouse, parent, or boss, can cause personality to change.

Question 11

According to a new theoretical model for personality change, if individuals change ________, the trait change will follow.

Accepted Answer

A)  their mind-set 
B)  the relevant environmental factors 
C)  the relevant behaviors 
D)  their life goals 
A)  their mind-set 
B)  the relevant environmental factors 
C)  the relevant behaviors 
D)  their life goals

Question 12

According to Dan McAdams, the narrative theme of "agency" organizes the life story around

Accepted Answer

A)  an event that seemed terrible at the time but had positive consequences in the end. 
B)  individuals who had a particular influence in the trajectory of one's life. 
C)  episodes of challenging oneself and then accomplishing one's goals. 
D)  a high point, a low point, and a turning point. 
A)  an event that seemed terrible at the time but had positive consequences in the end. 
B)  individuals who had a particular influence in the trajectory of one's life. 
C)  episodes of challenging oneself and then accomplishing one's goals. 
D)  a high point, a low point, and a turning point.

Question 13

Longitudinal studies survey ________, whereas cross-sectional studies survey ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the same people over time; people at different ages 
B)  older participants; younger participants 
C)  people at different ages; the sample people over time 
D)  younger participants; older participants 
A)  the same people over time; people at different ages 
B)  older participants; younger participants 
C)  people at different ages; the sample people over time 
D)  younger participants; older participants

Question 14

Laura has just graduated from college. She is highly motivated and very extraverted. How and why will she remain the same? How and why might her personality change? Identify and discuss the social, environmental, and physical factors that will affect her personality development.

Accepted Answer

Laura's motivation and extraverted natur

Question 15

According to the text, what paradox is central to the study of personality development?

Accepted Answer

A)  People's personality traits both change and stay consistent over time. 
B)  People's personalities change both across their entire lives and in response to specific events. 
C)  People develop their personalities according to both nature and nurture. 
D)  Some people's personalities change dramatically over the life span, and some people don't change at all. 
A)  People's personality traits both change and stay consistent over time. 
B)  People's personalities change both across their entire lives and in response to specific events. 
C)  People develop their personalities according to both nature and nurture. 
D)  Some people's personalities change dramatically over the life span, and some people don't change at all.

Question 16

Maria is in her late twenties and is a manager at an advertising company. According to the text, Maria is following the ________ Clock.

Accepted Answer

A)  Feminine Social 
B)  Neither Social 
C)  Masculine Social 
D)  Occupational Achievement 
A)  Feminine Social 
B)  Neither Social 
C)  Masculine Social 
D)  Occupational Achievement

Question 17

All of the following are among Roberts and colleagues' principles of personality development EXCEPT the ________ principle.

Accepted Answer

A)  cumulative continuity 
B)  maturity 
C)  role continuity 
D)  rank-order reversal 
A)  cumulative continuity 
B)  maturity 
C)  role continuity 
D)  rank-order reversal

Question 18

According to a study investigating personality change among young Germans, those who completed community service increased in ________ at a higher rate than those who entered into the military.

Accepted Answer

A)  agreeableness 
B)  conscientiousness 
C)  extraversion 
D)  emotional stability 
A)  agreeableness 
B)  conscientiousness 
C)  extraversion 
D)  emotional stability

Question 19

How capable are we of changing ourselves? Are we passive or active in the process? Identify interventions and techniques used to aid in effortful personal change.

Accepted Answer

As human beings, we are incredibly capab

Question 20

Developmental Personality Psychology is the study of personality ________ and ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  structure; organization 
B)  traits; facets 
C)  consistency; stability 
D)  judgment; accuracy 
A)  structure; organization 
B)  traits; facets 
C)  consistency; stability 
D)  judgment; accuracy

According to the text, the personality one begins with is known as one's

The field of life-span development focuses on ________ as a basis for personality change.

Starting a job, entering college, and beginning a serious relationship are all associated with increases in

Based on the findings from various studies investigating interventions aimed at changing delinquent behavior, targeting ________ children seems to be more effective.

In one study, researchers found that personality trait scores from the same people measured 10 years apart correlated between r = .60 and r = .90. This is evidence for

Match each definition with its associated principle of personality development. -Corresponsive principle

Match each definition with its associated principle of personality development. -Role continuity principle

What is a reasonable argument for the idea that personality change is maladaptive?

Zara reported that she wants to be more extraverted. According to recent research on personality change and desire, Zara is likely

Match each definition with its associated principle of personality development. -Maturity principle

According to a new theoretical model for personality change, if individuals change ________, the trait change will follow.

According to Dan McAdams, the narrative theme of "agency" organizes the life story around

Longitudinal studies survey , whereas cross-sectional studies survey .

Laura has just graduated from college. She is highly motivated and very extraverted. How and why will she remain the same? How and why might her personality change? Identify and discuss the social, environmental, and physical factors that will affect her personality development.

According to the text, what paradox is central to the study of personality development?

Maria is in her late twenties and is a manager at an advertising company. According to the text, Maria is following the ________ Clock.

All of the following are among Roberts and colleagues' principles of personality development EXCEPT the ________ principle.

According to a study investigating personality change among young Germans, those who completed community service increased in ________ at a higher rate than those who entered into the military.

How capable are we of changing ourselves? Are we passive or active in the process? Identify interventions and techniques used to aid in effortful personal change.

Developmental Personality Psychology is the study of personality and .

The Study of the Person

Personality Research Methods

Personality Assessment: Effect Size, Replicability, and Open Science

Persons and Situations

Personality Judgment

Traits and Types: the Big Five and Beyond

The Anatomy and Physiology of Personality

Genetics and Evolution: the Inheritance of Personality

Basics of Psychoanalysis

Psychoanalysis After Freud: Neo-Freudians, Object Relations, and Current Research

Humanistic Psychology, Positive Psychology, and the Science of Happiness

Cultural Variation in Experience, Behavior, and Personality

Personality Processes: Learning, Motivation, Emotion, and Thinking

The Self: What You Know About You

Relationships and Business

Mental and Physical Health

What Have We Learned

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Exam 7: Personality Stability, Development, and Change

According to the text, the personality one begins with is known as one's

The field of life-span development focuses on ________ as a basis for personality change.

Starting a job, entering college, and beginning a serious relationship are all associated with increases in

Based on the findings from various studies investigating interventions aimed at changing delinquent behavior, targeting ________ children seems to be more effective.

In one study, researchers found that personality trait scores from the same people measured 10 years apart correlated between r = .60 and r = .90. This is evidence for

Match each definition with its associated principle of personality development. -Corresponsive principle

Match each definition with its associated principle of personality development. -Role continuity principle

What is a reasonable argument for the idea that personality change is maladaptive?

Zara reported that she wants to be more extraverted. According to recent research on personality change and desire, Zara is likely

Match each definition with its associated principle of personality development. -Maturity principle

According to a new theoretical model for personality change, if individuals change ________, the trait change will follow.

According to Dan McAdams, the narrative theme of "agency" organizes the life story around

Longitudinal studies survey ________, whereas cross-sectional studies survey ________.

Laura has just graduated from college. She is highly motivated and very extraverted. How and why will she remain the same? How and why might her personality change? Identify and discuss the social, environmental, and physical factors that will affect her personality development.

According to the text, what paradox is central to the study of personality development?

Maria is in her late twenties and is a manager at an advertising company. According to the text, Maria is following the ________ Clock.

All of the following are among Roberts and colleagues' principles of personality development EXCEPT the ________ principle.

According to a study investigating personality change among young Germans, those who completed community service increased in ________ at a higher rate than those who entered into the military.

How capable are we of changing ourselves? Are we passive or active in the process? Identify interventions and techniques used to aid in effortful personal change.

Developmental Personality Psychology is the study of personality ________ and ________.

The Study of the Person

Personality Research Methods

Personality Assessment: Effect Size, Replicability, and Open Science

Persons and Situations

Personality Judgment

Traits and Types: the Big Five and Beyond

The Anatomy and Physiology of Personality

Genetics and Evolution: the Inheritance of Personality

Basics of Psychoanalysis

Psychoanalysis After Freud: Neo-Freudians, Object Relations, and Current Research

Humanistic Psychology, Positive Psychology, and the Science of Happiness

Cultural Variation in Experience, Behavior, and Personality

Personality Processes: Learning, Motivation, Emotion, and Thinking

The Self: What You Know About You

Relationships and Business

Mental and Physical Health

What Have We Learned

Filters

Longitudinal studies survey , whereas cross-sectional studies survey .

Developmental Personality Psychology is the study of personality and .