The Authors of Your Textbook Have Suggested That One Reason

question 42

Multiple Choice

The authors of your textbook have suggested that one reason for the relatively poor long-term reliability of personality tests is that

• A)the tests are not really measuring personality.
• B)personality is too broad of a construct to adequately measure.
• C)personality tests are too vague and subjective.
• D)although people exhibit a core of stability, they continually change.

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Definitions:

Banks

Banks are financial institutions licensed to receive deposits and provide loans, along with offering various other financial services.

Bank Panics

A situation in which a large number of bank customers withdraw their deposits simultaneously due to fears that the bank will become insolvent.

Deterrent

A factor or policy intended to discourage certain behaviors by instilling fear of the consequences.

Fractional Reserve

A banking system in which banks hold a fraction of the deposits as reserves, lending the rest to generate profit.