Where Do the Roots of the Modern Trait Approach to Personality

question 16

Multiple Choice

Where do the roots of the modern trait approach to personality begin?

• A) Henry Murray's approach to understanding motivation
• B) Carl Jung's psychodynamic view of the self
• C) James Cattell's early work on mental testing
• D) Hippocrates's and Galen's idea of "humors"

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Definitions:

Beta Waves

Brain waves that are associated with active, alert cognition and a wakeful state.

Non-REM Sleep

A phase of sleep characterized by slower brain waves, less eye movement, and the absence of dreaming, divided into three stages, each deeper than the last.

Theta Waves

Slow brain waves typically found in sleep and deep meditation, indicative of relaxed mental states.

Drowsy

describes a state of feeling sleepy or lethargic, often as a precursor to falling asleep.