If a Personality Psychologist Was Interested in Examining the Relationship

question 10

Multiple Choice

If a personality psychologist was interested in examining the relationship between people's educational level and extraversion, the best operational definition of educational level would be:

• A) participants' self-reported IQ.
• B) how much time participants spend reading books compared to watching TV.
• C) observers' rating of how intelligent participants appeared.
• D) the highest degree earned by each participant.

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Definitions:

Enzyme-linked Receptors

A class of cell surface receptors that initiate a cellular response upon binding a specific ligand, often leading to a series of enzymatic reactions inside the cell.

Ion Channel-linked Receptors

Proteins that span a cell membrane and open to allow ions such as Na+, K+, Ca2+, and Cl- to pass in response to the binding of a chemical messenger.

G Protein-linked Receptors

Proteins that transmit signals from outside the cell to the inside by binding with G proteins, initiating various cellular processes.

Second Messenger

Intracellular signaling molecules released by the cell in response to exposure to extracellular signaling molecules.