Psychologists Have Found It Difficult to Define Personality Because

question 58

Multiple Choice

Psychologists have found it difficult to define personality because

• A)the idea of studying human personality is a rather new concept in psychology.
• B)personality has a common sense definition that psychologists find hard to falsify.
• C)psychologists are not smart enough to determine the boundaries of human personality.
• D)any definition of personality needs to be sufficiently comprehensive to include a multitude of concepts.

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Definitions:

Blake And Mouton

Creators of the Managerial Grid Model, which identifies five leadership styles based on concern for people versus concern for production.

Terror Management Theory

A psychological perspective suggesting humans' awareness of their own mortality drives their behaviors, beliefs, and social relationships as ways to manage existential terror.

Mortality Salient

Mortality salience is the awareness of one's own mortality, which can influence individuals' behaviors, attitudes, and decisions as a way to cope with the fear of death.

Transactional Leader

A leadership style that focuses on the role of supervision, organization, and group performance based on a system of rewards and punishments.