The Traditional, or Essentialist, Position Regarding the Stability of Personality

question 74

Multiple Choice

The traditional, or essentialist, position regarding the stability of personality holds that

• A)experiences and life transitions are most important in shaping personality.
• B)it is parallel to the stability of cognitive abilities.
• C)personality is highly relatively heritable and unstable in comparison to other psychological characteristics.
• D)stability should be high throughout life because temperament/personality is first and foremost an essential and biologically based aspect of the individual.

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Definitions:

Theory X

A management theory assuming that employees are inherently lazy and will avoid work if possible, necessitating control and coercion by management.

Subordinates

Employees or team members who are ranked lower in a chain of command or hierarchy within an organization.

Self-motivated

Having the personal drive or inner willingness to undertake activities without external encouragement.

Maslow's Hierarchy

A framework for understanding human motivation based on a progression of needs, ranging from physiological, safety, love/belonging, esteem, to self-actualization.