Hannah Was Embarrassed When Her Friends Teased Her About Dancing

question 31

Multiple Choice

Hannah was embarrassed when her friends teased her about dancing on a table on Friday night. She tried to tell her friends that she is really quite introverted and shy. Her friends observed that Hannah does not appear shy when she is out on a weekend evening. Which of the following statements about personality is most applicable in understanding Hannah?

• A) Personality is a set of consistent traits that do not change from one environment to the next. Either Hannah or her friends are wrong.
• B) Hannah is using a defense mechanism to protect her true personality, hoping her friends will not notice. This is because she tends to act the same way in every situation, but knows it's important to appear as behaving differently.
• C) Personality is a hypothetical construct that grows stronger with age. As Hannah matures, her behaviour will become more consistent in different environments.
• D) Hannah's behaviour on a weekend night is due to her lifestyle, while her usual shy behaviour is a result of personality.
• E) Personality is a person's unique psychological makeup that consistently influences behaviour within a certain environmental situation. Although behaviour will be consistent within similar environments, they do not have to be consistent between environments.

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