A Researcher Interested in Measuring Characteristics Such as Agreeableness or Openness

question 59

Multiple Choice

A researcher interested in measuring characteristics such as agreeableness or openness to experience would probably be a ____ psychologist.

• A) developmental
• B) social
• C) clinical
• D) personality

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Definitions:

Infer About Causes

Deduce or conclude information regarding the origins or reasons behind certain events or conditions.

Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

A belief or expectation that influences one's behavior in a way that causes the belief to become true.

Robert Merton

An influential sociologist known for his theories on social structure, anomie, and the self-fulfilling prophecy.

Sigmund Freud

Austrian neurologist known as the founding father of psychoanalysis, a method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst.