What Is One Advantage of Collecting Descriptions of a Participant's

question 32

Multiple Choice

What is one advantage of collecting descriptions of a participant's personality from his or her acquaintances?

• A) The acquaintances are likely smarter.
• B) The acquaintances' descriptions of the participant are likely based on many behaviors in many situations.
• C) The acquaintances are likely more accurate in judging the participant's internal state.
• D) There is little to no bias with acquaintance descriptions.

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Definitions:

Mood-stabilizing Drug

Medications used primarily to treat mood disorders and prevent swings between mania and depression.

Lobotomy

A surgical procedure that involves severing connections in the brain's prefrontal lobe.

Nobel Prize

A set of international awards given annually in several categories including Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Literature, Peace, and Economic Sciences, recognizing significant contributions.

Moniz

António Egas Moniz, a Portuguese neurologist who is credited with developing the technique of prefrontal leucotomy, for which he shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1949.