Compared to Theorists from a Past "Generation" of Psychology, Personality

question 54

Multiple Choice

Compared to theorists from a past "generation" of psychology, personality psychologists today generally are more likely to acknowledge that

• A) the personalities of newborns resemble a "blank slate."
• B) personality cannot be separated from our biology.
• C) all people have similar biological functioning, such as nearly identical brain-wave activity.
• D) differences in adult personality are a result of different learning histories.

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