In the Berkeley Longitudinal Studies, Which of the Following Characteristics

question 41

Multiple Choice

In the Berkeley Longitudinal Studies, which of the following characteristics was generally stable in the life span of an adult?

• A) nurturance
• B) hostility
• C) self-control
• D) self-confidence

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Definitions:

Physiological Response

The body's automatic reactions that occur in response to a stimulus or change in the environment.

Psychological Response

An individual's behavioral or mental reaction induced by psychological or emotional factors, often a response to an external event or internal thought process.

Adaptation

The process by which organisms adjust to changes in their environment in order to survive and reproduce.

Social Readjustment Rating Scale (SRRS)

Holmes and Rahe's measure of stress, which ranks 43 life events from most to least stressful and assigns a point value to each.