Thanks to Facebook, You've Recently Connected with an Old Friend

question 30

Multiple Choice

Thanks to Facebook, you've recently connected with an old friend who lives in another state. She emails you frequently at work, often sharing racially charged jokes that you find offensive. Concerned about what would happen if your boss or coworkers saw her emails, you should

• A)loosen up, since no one at your company has the right to read your email.
• B)politely ask her to stop sending the jokes, and tell your boss about the problem and how you have addressed it.
• C)simply delete her email messages from your computer so no one will ever know about them.
• D)do none of the above.

Analyze the influence of situational strength on the expression of personality traits.

Evaluate the evidence for gender and cultural differences in personality traits.

Understand the methodological approaches to studying personality, including observational and electronically activated records.

Discuss the interactionist perspective on personality as a product of both situations and traits.

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Definitions:

Acing

Excelling in a task or challenge with remarkable skill or ease, often used in the context of achieving high marks or performance.

Studying

The act of applying one's mind purposefully to the acquisition of knowledge or understanding of a subject.

Entity Theorists

Those who believe that traits are fixed, stable things (entities) and thus people should not be expected to change.

Incremental Theorists

Those who believe that traits are subject to change and improvement.