National Character Studies Compared to Personality Trait Scores Indicate

question 79

Multiple Choice

National character studies compared to personality trait scores indicate

• A) they are identical constructs.
• B) there is a moderate negative correlation between the two.
• C) there is a strong positive correlation between the two.
• D) there is little or no relationship between the two.

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Definitions:

Somatic

Pertaining to the body, as opposed to the mind.

Parietal Lobes

The lobes that contain the somatosensory cortex (where touch, pressure, temperature, and pain register) and other areas that are responsible for body awareness and spatial orientation.

Cerebral Hemisphere

Either of the two symmetrical halves of the brain (left and right), each controlling specific functions and aspects of perception, cognition, and motor control.

Touch

The sense that allows organisms to perceive pressure, temperature, and pain through physical contact.