Mischel's Cognitive-Affective Personality System (CAPS) Proposes Something That Can Be

question 352

Multiple Choice

Mischel's cognitive-affective personality system (CAPS) proposes something that can be referred to as 'if... then...behaviour'. Which phrase best summarizes the circumstances under which behavioural consistency would be predicted by that theory?

• A)global consistency across all situations and across all people
• B)consistent behaviour from a given person, across all situations
• C)there is rarely ever consistency within the same situation
• D)consistent behaviour from a given person, when within similar situations
• E)there is rarely ever consistency within the same person

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Definitions:

Correlation

A statistical measure that describes the degree to which two variables move in relation to each other.

Hypothesis

An if–then statement of conjecture that relates variables to one another and is used to reflect the general problem statement or question that is the motivation for asking a research question.

Directional Research Hypothesis

A research hypothesis that posits a difference between groups in one direction.

Nondirectional Research Hypothesis

A research hypothesis that posits a difference between groups but not in either direction. See Directional Research Hypothesis.