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is the organized pattern of self-perception.

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A person that you call the "life of the party" would score high on a personality scale measuring .

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Changing your identity over time is a process of reframing your life story, which, according to McAdams, is strongly influenced by

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A)   generativity.
B)   personal control.
C)   personal concerns.
D)   culture.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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are things that are important to people, such as their goals and major concerns in life.

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According to Loevinger, the level of ego development that most adults are at is

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A)   conformist.
B)   conscientious-conformist.
C)   conscientious.
D)   individualistic-autonomous.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 6

refers to the inclusion of both masculine and feminine gender role traits.

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Question 7

Personality traits based on shared cultural beliefs of what is considered prototypically masculine and feminine are called

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A)   neuroticism.
B)   gender differences.
C)   personal sex preferences.
D)   gender-role identity.E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 8

The term) is used to describe a fairly stable aspect of a person's personality.

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According to Kotre, generativity is the passing of specific skills from one generation to the next.

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In addition to methodological concerns, Costa and McCrae's model has been criticized because dispositional traits rarely provide enough information to make predictions about how a person will act in a given situation, along with the fact that they

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A)   do not tell us about the core aspects of human nature.
B)   rarely provide compelling explanations of why people behave the way they do.
C)   do not take into account sociocultural context.
D)   all of these.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 11

Being lazy, careless, late, unenergetic, and aimless are characteristics that fall on the low end of Costa and McCrae's dimension.

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A)   neuroticism
B)   openness to experience
C)   agreeableness
D)   conscientiousnessE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 12

In Loevinger's theory, the dynamic interaction between the person and the environment leads to

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A)   ego development.
B)   interpersonal growth.
C)   conscientiousness.
D)   character development.E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 13

The principle hypothesizes that development is driven by problems that occur at particular times of life.

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A(n) is a relatively stable and enduring aspect of personality.

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dispositio...

Question 15

Older adults who reported having very little religious commitment also reported

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A)   unstable dispositional traits.
B)   low self-worth.
C)   unstable personal concerns.
D)   causal attributions.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 16

According to Jung, which of the following age groups is most likely to act in accordance with gender-role stereotypes?

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A)   young adults
B)   middle-aged adults
C)   young-old adults
D)   old-old adultsE) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 17

The greater acceptance of both male and female gender roles is known as

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A)   androgyny.
B)   attributional shift.
C)   personal sex preferences.
D)   dependent personalities.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 18

Everyone describes Sharon as a nice person who is always helpful. This description best represents the personality concept of

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A)   behaviors.
B)   traits.
C)   stereotypes.
D)   generativity.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 19

Which of the following is not one of Kotre's (1984)  types of generativity?

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A)   cultural generativity
B)   agentic generativity
C)   personal generativity
D)   technical generativityE) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 20

The best way to view midlife is as a time of

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A)   inevitable losses.
B)   unavoidable crises.
C)   both gains and losses.
D)   inevitable gains.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Exam 9: Personality

The term) is used to describe a fairly stable aspect of a person's personality.

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Which of the following is not one of Kotre's (1984) types of generativity?

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A person that you call the "life of the party" would score high on a personality scale measuring .

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According to Loevinger, the level of ego development that most adults are at is

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are things that are important to people, such as their goals and major concerns in life.

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According to Kotre, generativity is the passing of specific skills from one generation to the next.

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Being lazy, careless, late, unenergetic, and aimless are characteristics that fall on the low end of Costa and McCrae's dimension.

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Changing your identity over time is a process of reframing your life story, which, according to McAdams, is strongly influenced by

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A(n) is a relatively stable and enduring aspect of personality.

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Personality traits based on shared cultural beliefs of what is considered prototypically masculine and feminine are called

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According to Jung, which of the following age groups is most likely to act in accordance with gender-role stereotypes?

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The greater acceptance of both male and female gender roles is known as

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The best way to view midlife is as a time of

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In addition to methodological concerns, Costa and McCrae's model has been criticized because dispositional traits rarely provide enough information to make predictions about how a person will act in a given situation, along with the fact that they

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The principle hypothesizes that development is driven by problems that occur at particular times of life.

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In Loevinger's theory, the dynamic interaction between the person and the environment leads to

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is the organized pattern of self-perception.

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Older adults who reported having very little religious commitment also reported

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refers to the inclusion of both masculine and feminine gender role traits.

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Everyone describes Sharon as a nice person who is always helpful. This description best represents the personality concept of

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