Imagine You Were Visiting a Professor During Office Hours

question 35

Multiple Choice

Imagine you were visiting a professor during office hours. The conversation moved toward personality and his views on the research tradition. If he is an avowed behaviorist, which of the following would he be MOST likely to say?

• A) "Personality is a collection of response tendencies that arise in various stimulus situations."
• B) "Personality exemplifies a person's striving for achievement."
• C) "Personality is someone's consistent dispositions carried across a variety of situations."
• D) "Personality is the scientific nature of a person's mental processes."