If You Believe That Your Personality Is Developed Early and That

question 46

Multiple Choice

If you believe that your personality is developed early and that childhood traits can be used to predict one's adult personality, then you believe in ________.

• A)continuity
• B)staging
• C)stability
• D)maturation

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Definitions:

Barnum Effect

The tendency for people to believe vague, positive statements about themselves.

Intercoder Reliability

Occurs when people coding stories or written material agree, using a set of rules, that it meets certain criteria.

Test-Retest Reliability

The consistency of a measure or test over time when administered to the same individuals on two occasions.

Test-Retest Correlation

A measure of the consistency of a psychological test or assessment over time by administering the same test to the same individuals on two different occasions.