All of the Following Statements About Continuity of Personality Are

question 18

Multiple Choice

All of the following statements about continuity of personality are true EXCEPT:

• A) continuity is found especially for traits with the strongest genetic influences
• B) personality traits influenced by the environment continue to change into old age
• C) over time, individuals tend to occupy the same rankings relative to their peers in terms of how they score on the Big Five traits
• D) there appears to be less potential for change in individuals who suffer from personality disorders than for personality changes in their peers who do not manifest such psychopathologies

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Definitions:

Substantially Certain

A legal standard indicating that an outcome or event was practically assured under certain conditions or actions.

Reasonable Person

A legal standard used to determine whether an individual's behavior in a particular situation is appropriate, by comparing it to how a hypothetical reasonable person would act under similar circumstances.

Antiassignment Clause

a contractual provision that prohibits the transfer of rights or delegation of duties under the contract to another party, without the original party's consent.

Delegated Duty

A task or responsibility that is assigned by someone in a higher position of authority to someone else, typically within an organizational structure.