Researchers Have Found That Siblings' Scores on Standard Measures of Personality

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Essay

Researchers have found that siblings' scores on standard measures of personality traits are virtually uncorrelated. Discuss how parental treatment of their children can serve as a nonshared environmental influence. Give an example of how differential treatment might affect two siblings.

Evaluate factors contributing to the recent decrease in teenage pregnancies.

Discuss motivations and implications of choosing singlehood.

Understand the biological, psychoanalytic, social learning, and cognitive approaches to gender development and apply them to practical examples.

Understand the historical origins and foundational theories of personality psychology.

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