Match Each Definition with Its Associated Principle of Personality Development

question 12

Multiple Choice

Match each definition with its associated principle of personality development.
-Cumulative continuity principle

• A)Taking on roles or images such as being a "jock" can lead personality to be consistent over time.
• B)People become better equipped to deal with the demands of life as they acquire experience and skills.
• C)People seek to develop a stable sense of who they are and then strive to act consistently with this self-view.
• D)Personality can change at any time (but such change may not be easy).
• E)Personality traits increase in rank-order consistency as people get older.
• F)Person-environment transactions can cause personality traits to remain consistent or even magnify over time.
• G)Changing social roles at different stages of life, such as becoming a spouse, parent, or boss, can cause personality to change.

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Definitions:

Compromise

A resolution or compromise of a disagreement achieved through the mutual concessions of all involved parties.

Gender Roles

Society's interpretation of appropriate actions, roles, behaviors, and traits for men and women, formed through social construction.

Men's Speech

The distinct linguistic styles, patterns, and behaviors associated with male communication, often studied in sociolinguistics and gender studies.

Accommodation

The process of adjusting or adapting one's schemas (mental models) in response to new experiences, as described in Piaget's theory of cognitive development.