Which is true regarding personality during adulthood?
a. There is little stability of personality traits between young and old adulthood.
b. Broad personality dimensions, such as extroversion and neuroticism, are fairly stable across adulthood.
c. An introverted young adult will most likely become an extraverted older adult.
d. Personality traits cannot be measured in older adults.
Question 2A _____ pattern of grief is characterized by heightened and then diminishing distress after the loss.
a. common
b. chronic
c. resilient
d. depressed-improved
Question 3Research on individuals from collectivist cultures challenge the Western assumption that
a. a person cannot develop normally without placing the needs of society before their own.
b. women are superior to men.
c. a person cannot develop normally without individuating one's self from others.
d. older adults are superior to youth.
Question 4According to a model of widow/widower reactions developed by Bonanno and colleagues, _____ grief is characterized by heightened grief that continues to linger following the death of a spouse.
a. common
b. chronic
c. resilient
d. improved
Question 5Cultural differences in self-description lead
a. American mothers to tell more stories to their children in which the emphasis is on some family experience.
b. Chinese mother to tell children stories in which the child is the star..
c. American children to talk more about their preferences and feelings.
d. Chinese children talk more about individual freedom and characteristics.
Question 6Following the death of her husband, Lionel, Latisha shows a consistent pattern of low levels of distress. Latisha's reactions best fit the _____ pattern of widowhood.
a. common
b. chronic
c. resilient
d. depressed
Question 7One impact of living in an individualistic versus a collectivist culture is that
a. people in collectivist cultures tend to talk more about their unique qualities.
b. people in collectivist cultures tend describe their behavior in terms of specific different context (e.g.. home, work).
c. people in individualistic cultures tend to view their personality as quite variable across different settings.
d. people in individualistic cultures tend to view their ability as below average..
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