In Contrast to the Claims Made by McCrae and Costa

question 106

Multiple Choice

In contrast to the claims made by McCrae and Costa, an internet research study conducted by Srivastava and colleagues (2003) found that

• A) only three of the Big Five personality factors, conscientiousness, extraversion, and neuroticism, were stable after the age of 30.
• B) only two of the Big Five personality factors, conscientiousness and agreeableness, were stable after the age of 30.
• C) none of the Big Five personality factors were stable after the age of 30.
• D) only one of the Big Five personality factors, conscientiousness, was stable after the age of 30.

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