Negative and Positive Affect Were Once Thought to Be Polar

question 54

Multiple Choice

Negative and positive affect were once thought to be polar opposites. How are they understood now?

• A) As aspects of different personality traits
• B) As independent with different correlates
• C) As aspects of the same personality traits
• D) As dependent with the same correlates

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Definitions:

Placenta

An organ that develops in the uterus during pregnancy, providing oxygen and nutrients to the growing baby and removing waste products.

Phenotypic Plasticity

The degree to which the phenotype is open to influence by the environment rather than determined by the genotype.

Environmental Conditions

The various physical, chemical, and biological factors that surround and affect the life and development of organisms.

Genotypic Plasticity

The ability of an organism's genotype to produce different phenotypes in response to varying environmental conditions.