Exam 5: Personality Dispositions Over Time: Stability, Coherence, and Change

Which of the following forms of personality development is NOT located at the group differences level of personality analysis?

In a longitudinal study of women from Mills College in the San Francisco bay area conducted by Helson and Wink (1992),the sample of educated women showed a consistent drop in femininity as they moved from their:

Children who cry when their mothers leave them are highly likely to have many short-lived relationships as adults.This illustrates _____.

Personality changes observed in individuals due to the social times in which they live are referred to as _____.

Sensation seeking increases with age from childhood to adolescence and peaks in:

Personality coherence is defined as predictable changes in:

In a longitudinal study conducted by George Kelly and Conley (1987),which of the following aspects of personality proved to be the strongest predictor of marital dissatisfaction and divorce?

_____ is usually defined as the individual differences that emerge very early in life,are likely to have a heritable basis,and are often involved with emotionality or arousability.

Personality differences usually can be first observed in:

As a child,Maria was an excellent student and completed her homework on time.As an adult,she is a highly organized businesswoman and is able to meet project deadlines.This scenario most likely exemplifies:

According to Turiano et al.(2012),low levels of _____ are linked to substance abuse (prescription and illegal drugs)in mid-life.

When people maintain their relative positions in a group over time,the group displays high:

In the context of mean level stability and change in adulthood,studies confirm that mean level personality traits _____ during adulthood.

Several studies suggest that the personality characteristics of autonomy,independence,and competence tend to _____,especially among women.

Which of the following does NOT predict marital satisfaction?

In a longitudinal study of middle-aged couples spanning over an 11-year period,Avshalom Caspi and Herbener (1990)found that the people married to spouses who were highly similar to themselves:

Michael Kernis et al.(1991,1992)have suggested that self-esteem variability is related to the extent to which one's self-view can be influenced by:

According to Michael Kernis et al.(1991),self-esteem level is related to:

If the average degree of political orientation changes in a population-for example,if people tend to get increasingly conservative as they get older-then that population is displaying:

During the depression era of the 1930s,women were expected to be _____.