If You Describe Someone as Reliable, Curious, and Shy, You

question 20

Multiple Choice

If you describe someone as reliable, curious, and shy, you are talking about ______.

• A) preferences
• B) self-esteem
• C) perceptions
• D) judgements
• E) traits

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Definitions:

Hypotheses

Proposed explanations for a phenomenon, set forth as a basis for empirical testing.

Classification systems

Structured ways of organizing and categorizing entities or ideas based on common characteristics or principles.

Information-processing theorists

Scholars who study how human beings process, store, retrieve, and use information, often drawing comparisons to computer processes.

Thought processes

The mental activities involved in understanding, reasoning, problem-solving, and decision-making.