Which Statement Best Represents the Findings of Research on Personality

question 118

Multiple Choice

Which statement best represents the findings of research on personality characteristics and marriage in later adulthood?

• A) In later adulthood, marriages have more conflict than earlier.
• B) It is preferable for both partners to have different personality characteristics.
• C) Similarities between conscientiousness and extraversion predict marital satisfaction.
• D) Differences between conscientiousness and extraversion predict marital satisfaction.

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Definitions:

Unique Ideas

Concepts, perspectives, or solutions that are original and distinct from previously known ideas.

Naturalistic

Pertaining to observing and studying behavior in its natural environment without intervention or manipulation.

Multiple Intelligences

A theory proposed by Howard Gardner suggesting that intelligence is not a single, fixed attribute but rather a variety of distinct types of intelligences.

Howard Gardner

Renowned for his theory of multiple intelligences, which proposes that people have various kinds of intelligences, including linguistic, logical-mathematical, and spatial.