Many Personality Theorists Talk About the "Big Five" Personality Traits

question 71

Multiple Choice

Many personality theorists talk about the "big five" personality traits. Suppose someone proposed that people have a sixth "big" personality trait. To demonstrate such a trait, researchers would have to demonstrate that it

• A) is equally common in members of all ethnic groups.
• B) is equally present in people of all ages.
• C) is not highly correlated with any of the original big five.
• D) is a combination of two or more of the original big five.

Identify the causes of forgetting and differentiate between types such as retroactive and proactive interference, decay, and amnesia.

Comprehend the distinction between declarative (explicit) and procedural (implicit) memories and recognize how amnesia affects these types.

Understand the role of the hippocampus in memory formation and recall, and the effects of its damage.

Recognize the influence of suggestive questioning on memory accuracy and the formation of false memories.

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