In a study that examined individual personality trajectories of middle-aged and older men over a 12-year period, variations in trajectories were found to be due mainly to
A) inborn biological temperaments.
B) life events.
C) random fluctuations.
D) evolution.
Question 2As people progress from young adulthood through middle-age, one of the ways that their personality changes is that they become
A) less agreeable.
B) less conscientious.
C) more neurotic.
D) more socially dominant.
Question 3According to Paul Costa and Robert McRae (1994), personality crystallizes and remains stable by what age?
A) 20
B) 30
C) 40
D) 50
Question 4How stable are the Big Five personality factors over time?
A) Not very stable at all
B) Some of the factors are stable, others or not
C) Somewhat stable throughout young adulthood, but less stable as a person matures into middle-age
D) Very stable throughout young adulthood and more so as a person matures into middle-age
Question 5The Big Five factors of personality are openness to experience, neuroticism, conscientiousness, extraversion, and
A) affability.
B) agreeableness.
C) amiability.
D) approachability.
Question 6Which of the following could serve as an acronym for the Big Five basic personality factors?
A) ACORN
B) CANOE
C) SCONE
D) ANODE
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